[GNC] Time to Back Up (SOLVED)

[R Losey]

I recently changed to use rsnapshot to back up my data, and I'm impressed
with it... (it backs up to an external drive)


On Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM Jerry Criswell (JC) <jcriswell58 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> You are correct.  A little history. I was the first IT guy in our office
> back in the nineties and set up the first two email systems, so I know
> and agree with everything you said.  Probably poor wording due to age
> (86).  I am new to linux so was trying to learn something.
>
> Thanks to everyone for your help.
>
> JC
>
>
> On 2/3/26 1:00 PM, Michael or Penny Novack via gnucash-user wrote:
> > On 2/3/2026 1:20 PM, Jerry Criswell (JC) wrote:
> >> I have used GnuCash for a month now, am fairly comfortable, and think
> >> I will keep it.  I am running it on Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon 64 bit.
> >>
> >> What are the files to back up and where are they? I can use terminal
> >> if I have to (too much typing) but prefer not to.
> >>
> >> Need to know anything else?
> >>
> >> JC
> >
> > The answer you just got is a LITERAL answer to your question (how do I
> > back up my gnucash data). But the REAL QUESTION you should be asking
> > is "how do I back up ALL of my user data that I would not want lost
> > WHEN (not if) my machine dies". You gnucash data is likely just a tiny
> > subset of that data you should be backing up on a regular basis. If
> > you have a GENERAL process backing up "all my critical user data" you
> > will not need something specific to gnucash data.
> >
> > For example consider this process. Mount an external drive. Create(on
> > it) a directory with a name like backupyyyymmdd. Copy into this
> > directory your user directory. Unmount the external drive < Ideally
> > you keep this drive in a fire box in a separate location-- mine lives
> > in a fire box inside a dead fridge in the garage (a separate building)
> > >> If that sounds extreme, I'm a retired pro, and smoke damage from a
> > 2006 house fire meant only some of my backups were readable. Of course
> > in my working days backups were done for me.
> >
> > Michael D Novack
> >
> >
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