[GNC] New to XML; recreating some unsaved work

[Stephen M. Butler]

On 5/16/25 07:34, Michael or Penny Novack via gnucash-user wrote:
>>
>> However, that doesn't apparently save to the data file. I was working 
>> on my books last night, but the computer restarted due to an update 
>> and the master file was not saved. So now I have the master file 
>> time-stamped at 7 am yesterday morning, and about 25 xml text files 
>> from the automatic saves as I worked. How do I roll those into the 
>> master file and update it without having to re-create the complex 
>> invoice I was working on? 
>
> Not a specific gnucash problem though how to recover from it is a 
> gnucash problem.
>
> Horses and barn doors. Any/all of your applications are at risk from 
> this sort of thing if you allow automatic updates to start regardless 
> of what you are doing at the time. You should have some settings that 
> change that. Instead of immediately running, have the computer notify 
> you that it wants to run an update. That will give you a chance to 
> close all running applications before you tell the update to run.
>
> Michael D Novack
>
> << I always defer updates till I am about to shut down anyway >>

Yes, and do periodic saves especially when doing a bunch things in a 
row.  Pick your "save points" with care and don't get too far behind.

Now, nobody has mentioned the "File" "Replay GnuCash Log" option. So 
find the most recent save point and then follow the prompt to apply the 
logs.  And save as you go along in case something goes haywire!