[GNC] What files in my in my business folder need to be backed up?

[Kalpesh Patel]

Ah, at minimum have another full copy of the operational hard drive lying around 😊, which implies backing up everything.

Windows provides a free tool for backing up an image of the running machine on a scheduled basis as well as files & folders backup, and good old "dd" (disk duplicate) command for *nix flavors..

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From: R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2024 8:06 PM
To: Dan a1TNC <Dan at a1tnc.com>
Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] What files in my in my business folder need to be backed up?

What to back up in part is a factor of how hard it would be to re-create the data if lost...

Family pictures with kids when they were young, or of relatives who are no longer around are irreplaceable, and thus are VERY important to have these very secure. A picture of a local attraction that is still there -- well, if the picture is lost, you can take another one.

In the matter of GnuCash, the absolutely must back up is the data file with the transactions, since this would incredibly difficult (if not impossible) to re-create.  Most of us don't need to back up the backup files or the log files.

But then there are the in-between files: any saved report configurations and your GnuCash preferences. If these were lost, they could be redone, but it may be a level of inconvenience.  I was zealously backing up my data file, and didn't even think about my preferences or saved report files...
the computer died and I lost those.  But since the preferences were mine, I just re-tweaked GnuCash on the new computer to be how I wanted it. The reports I lost were more irksome, but I was also able to re-create them.
They are backed up now, but still not with the same level of assurance as the data file is backed up.

As another user wrote, the documentation is good about where these three things can be found.



On Sat, Oct 12, 2024 at 11:50 AM Dan a1TNC <Dan at a1tnc.com> wrote:

> What files in my in my business folder  need to be backed up?
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> I'm running my Gnu Cash on a windows machine which have to be stored 
> on the local drive. Backing up the needed files in case of computer 
> failure is always a good practice. I have been learning how to use 
> GnuC and found the files there are better than 100 files for 4 days of 
> use. Will the last Text file and the last "GNUCash Financial Data" 
> file be all I need to copy to a cloud? Or do I need to copy all of them?
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> Thx in advance
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