[GNC] How to find the transaction entered one minute ago

[Christopher Lam]

>From the register, View > Sort by... > Date of Entry. It'll be the newest
one.

On Sat, 31 May 2025 at 18:24, Larry Gao <larrygao2000 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear GNUCash developers and users,
>
> I am writing to request assistance with a transaction issue I encountered
> today. I have been a dedicated GNUCash user for the past five years,
> manually entering all my bank account and credit card transactions, which
> amounts to hundreds of thousands of entries.
>
> Today, while attempting to duplicate a transaction, I inadvertently
> selected the wrong one and entered an incorrect date. I discovered this
> error when my account balance no longer matched my bank statement.
> Unfortunately, I am now unable to locate this misplaced transaction.
>
> Because I do not know which original transaction I mistakenly duplicated, I
> lack information about its description, amount, or the other involved
> account.
>
> Could you please provide guidance on how I might be able to find the most
> recent transaction I entered with an incorrect date? Any advice on how to
> identify and rectify this error would be greatly appreciated. Any way to
> sort the entries by the time it was entered?
>
> BTW, I have encountered similar issue couple of times but luckily I was
> able to find out quickly. This time it just disappeared in the pile of
> transactions.
>
> Thank you for your time and assistance.
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry
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