On 2021-01-08 07:56, Derek Atkins wrote: > On Fri, January 8, 2021 10:50 am, Jesse VonStein wrote: >> Very technology challenged user. > > GnuCash creates a log file and backup data files as you enter and save > your data. This is to prevent data loss, so is a good thing. > By default, GnuCash stores those logs and backup files in the same > directory as your main data file. So, if your main data file is on the > desktop, then all the backup and log files will also be saved on the > desktop. > The BEST way around this is to move your data file off the desktop and > into it's own directory (folder). You can do this file File -> Save As > and then selecting the target folder.
I second that advice. You can set the auto-save interval, and also set GnuCash for automatic deletion of log files older than N days, in Edit » Preferences » General. (In my opinion, it's unfortunate that GnuCash writes temporary files to the data directory rather than %TEMP% or the equivalent, because it leads to the problem the OP is asking for help. I know we had a discussion a few months ago about this very common problem. There was talk of adding an option, or an environment variable, to specify where backup files should be stored, but I don't know if that suggestion has been implemented, or will be.) -- Stan Brown Tehachapi, CA, USA https://BrownMath.com https://OakRoadSystems.com _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
