[GNC] Message from GnuCash about Dropbox

[Tommy Trussell]

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I don't use Windows, so maybe it's a Windows thing?

I would say it's not a problem deleting a tmp file, because tmp almost always means "temporary." 

But I don't know why GnuCash is creating it...

AND 

I don't know why Dropbox is asking you if it's OK to delete it! DropBox doesn't ask me these things. Maybe Dropbox is configured in a very different way on your computer.

Could it be that you have Dropbox pointing to system and program directories and not just "user data"? I do not use Dropbox that way, but I'm sure you have your reasons.



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On October 25, 2024 4:09:15 AM CDT, David Long <davidvernonlong at gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi Tommy,
>
>I attach the message I get. I am doing nothing fancy, just running GnuCash
>on Windows 11. I run on two different PCs according to where I am, and they
>access the file on the Dropbox folder. I ghet thie message on both PCs so
>its not PC specific.
>
>regards
>
>David
>
>On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 7:55 PM Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 1:08 PM David Long <davidvernonlong at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> My GNucash files are saved on a folder which is synchronised with Dropbox.
>>> I keep getting a message:
>>> "Remove "{file name}.tmp-a24500" from your Dropbox account and all
>>> devices?
>>> If you move this file to "$Deleted$, it won;t be available in Dropbox or
>>> on
>>> any devices"
>>>  Cancel  or Move out of Dropbox
>>>
>>> I click on Cancel.
>>>
>>> What is all this about? Is there a problem with saving on a folder which
>>> synchronizes with Dropbox?
>>>
>>
>> I run Dropbox on Ubuntu (and Android and another person here runs
>> Windows). I am running Version 5.9 installed via Flatpak, and I am using
>> the standard XML file type. I do not see any file named {file
>> name}.tmp-a24500 on my system when using GnuCash.
>>
>> Could it be from a different application?
>>
>> When using XML GnuCash creates at least four kinds of files:
>>
>> {filename}.gnucash (the ".gnucash" extension is optional but customary)
>> {filename}.{long number with date & time}.log <-- usually have a bunch of
>> these
>> {filename}.{long number with date & time}.gnucash <-- usually have a bunch
>> of these
>> {filename}.gnucash.LCK
>>
>> Maybe if you are using a database backend (like mySQL) that would explain
>> the tmp file?
>>
>>
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