[GNC] Saved report configurations

[Jim DeLaHunt]

Hello, John:

On 2024-12-03 15:23, JW Zupancic wrote:
> Hello,
> I recently upgraded my desktop and laptop to a newer version of Ubuntu Linux and also updated Gnucash. In doing so I lost all of my 'saved report configurations.' I will now have to recreate those and would like them to be the same on both computers.
> It seems these files are resident on the hard drive somewhere. I keep the Gnucash files in a directory on Dropbox and can access them from my laptop when I am traveling. However, the saved reports are nowhere to be found within the project files.
> Can someone please tell me where they would reside within the program structure and how I can keep them protected and shared between my two machines?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> John Zupancic, CPSS
> Agronomy Solutions LLC
> https://agronomy-solutions.com/

The saved report configurations are stored in a different location from 
your book file, as you have found.

There are FAQs:

Q: I just got a new computer. What should I copy over from my old one?
A: You need to copy the same files that you'd backup, so see Backup.
<https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_just_got_a_new_computer._What_should_I_copy_over_from_my_old_one.3F>

Q: I moved/renamed my data file and my reports disappeared. How do I get 
them back?
A: Reports are stored in a separate file in the GNC_DATA_HOME/books[1] 
directory.…
<https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_moved.2Frenamed_my_data_file_and_my_reports_disappeared._How_do_I_get_them_back.3F>

Give the Backup and Configuration Locations articles on the GnuCash wiki 
a read:
<https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Backup>
<https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations>

Does this answer your question?  Best regards,
     —Jim DeLaHunt