Tom Van Braeckel
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:40:31 -0800
Thanks for the detailed description, I'll give it a go ! Tom Van Braeckel GSM: 0032 (0) 486 63 58 04
On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 3:40 PM, trythis <grahaml...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Tom Van Braeckel wrote: > > > > > > So there seems to be a trade-off between testing thoroughly and > > frequently, > > and avoiding data loss... > > What are your strategies for testing and using GnuCash (at the same > time), > > while avoiding serious risks ? > > -devel > > > > > I am probably too much of a rookie to reply to this, but what the heck. > > I would as a trial, create 2 folders on my system. I would copy my good, > functional file to the second folder. I would start working from that one. > Test/work at the same time for a predetermined amount of time. Say 1/2 > hour. > At the half hour point I would save the file in both folders, overwriting > the file in folder one. Get back to work, but make sure to be using the > file > in folder 2. > Then say, you hit a crash or get massive corruption. Then copy the file > from > folder one back to folder 2 (overwriting the file). Restart using the > folder > 2 file and run log files from folder 2 that post date the file saved in > folder one except the the last one, or however far you forward you think > the > error was made. Then, when you think it is safe save the file back to both > folders, maybe as a different name, and continue to work from the file in > folder 2. rinse, repeat. > > This way, you get to keep working and testing but basically keep a backup > every half hour. saving as a differnt name keeps the older file in case the > corruption was hidden way back. > > There is probably a way to automate this, but I have no idea how. > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://n4.nabble.com/Tester-s-dilemma-I-want-to-test-GnuCash-thoroughly-but-don-t-risk-corrupting-my-data-tp1468750p1468888.html > Sent from the GnuCash - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-devel mailing list > gnucash-devel@gnucash.org > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel > _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel