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gilloz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello Derek: > > Since I just started using GNUCash, I don't know anything about what > level to ask any questions. (reference your PS below in your > response) I just asked a question in Contact Us. That's fine... > If I use Save As, > are you saying that the .log and .xac will go to where I tell it? The .xac and .log files will go wherever your data file is stored. Using File -> Save As will change where your data file is stored (by storing a new copy in a new location).. Then subsequent .xac and .log files will go there. > I > believe it does an automatic save every so many minutes. If it Saves > it automatically per the default time in the program, there has to > be something in the program file, like the Initialization file in > Windows, that spells out where to save these files automatically. Nope, it saves it in the same folder as your data file. > I > tried going to the Help section on this before sending an email and > could not find anything referenced to my question. Also, where does > one go to become a member? Not even sure what membership you were > talking about in your last email. "become a member" of what? Where did I talk about becoming a member? Are you talking about my email signature??? -derek > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: gilloz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2008 6:45:28 PM > Subject: Re: saved files > > Quoting gilloz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Hello: >> >> When I get done with my GNUCash program, it saves mulitple .log and >> .xac files in my home folder. I created a folder called GNU Files >> and I would like to know how to direct the program to send or save >> them in that folder instead of my home folder? How would I go about >> that? > > Use the File -> Save As functionality to re-save the data file in > the new directory. > > Or you can just "mv" the data file over and then File -> Open to tell > GnuCash where the file is now located. > > See > http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_What_are_all_these_.xac_and_.log_files_filling_up_my_directory.3F > > -derek > > PS: This is a user question and should've been asked on gnucash-user, > not gnucash-devel. > > -- > Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory > Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) > URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH > [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key available > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key available _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
