[GNC] 100's of files - what is safe to delete?

[sunfish62 at yahoo.com]

If you simply want to "roll back" to previous year end, then back up the data file from previous year end and delete everything else. 

If your hope is that you can roll back and then restore subsequent changes, then you'll want to keep some of the full backup files and the associated log files for intervening changes. 

The decision is yours. You can read about what all those files are-- and what purpose they serve-- in the FAQ of the wiki. 

⁣David T. ​

On Oct 9, 2025, 11:56 AM, at 11:56 AM, Geoff Wright - Avoncliffe Broadcast Consultancy Ltd via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>Hi
>
>The data fold for my live GNU_Cash has lots of .log and .gnucash files.
>
>Given I would like to be able to roll back to say the previous Year End
>
>or restore should I have an issue; what is it safe to delete?
>
>-- 
>Regards
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