Well, I'm glad you've seen the docs on this!
-------- Original Message -------- From: Billie-Internet <[email protected]> Sent: Thu Oct 14 16:42:43 EDT 2021 To: "D." <[email protected]> Cc: Derek Atkins <[email protected]>, Gnucash Users <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [GNC] My begining balance is wrong David, These problems started before the save as issue. Before that, all I ever used was the save button on the menu. [image: image.png] I did read the info on file names before asking question so I knew what file I was looking for . I did not know about the wiki on backups. I will read it as follow up. FYI to all, reconcile is still not holding checked transactions. Billie 706-383-9057 On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 12:31 PM D. <[email protected]> wrote: > Derek, Billie, > > I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm going to guess that the various > problems (unsaved changes, reversion to different points, lost progress, > etc.) have to do with the attempts to back up the data file using Save As. > It would be very easy under these circumstances to access the wrong file > and wonder where the last set of changes had gone. > > And to take another point up here, Billie, you didn't ask specifically, > but I imagine you probably should take a look at the wiki page on backups ( > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Backup) as well as the FAQ entries about > file naming ( > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Basics:_Filenames.2C_Directories.2C_...). > > > David T. > ------------------------------ > *From:* Derek Atkins > *Sent:* Thu Oct 14 09:52:31 EDT 2021 > *To:* Billie-Internet > *Cc:* Gnucash Users > *Subject:* Re: [GNC] My begining balance is wrong > > Hi, > > On Thu, October 14, 2021 9:32 am, Billie-Internet wrote: > >> Good Morning, >> I am running >> Version: 4.4 >> Build ID: 4.4+(2020-12-28) >> on windows 10. > > > [snip] > >> So today, while reconciling, rather than leave, I jumped back and forth >> from the check register that was open in the background to the reconcile >> to >> enter the few transactions that were on my bank statement but had not been >> put in the register. I had put these transactions in yesterday but they >> were gone today. >> > > For what it's worth, this is how I operate. I have the account register > open next to the reconcile window and just go back and forth adding new > transactions instead of exiting the reconcile every time. Considering > sometimes I'm adding in 50 transactions, that would be a LOT of exiting > sometimes! > > After I clicked finish and then clicked the save button on the menu bar, I >> did a file> save as and saved what I hope is a complete backup to my >> downloads file. I was trying to achieve a stop/start point at the >> completion of the reconcile. I did this with QB everymonth and I am not >> sure why I quit doing it with gnucash when I started using it at the >> beginning of this year. >> Now, however, since I did the save as, it appears gnu is saving every time >> to downloads instead of where I had it set to auto save to which is my >> company files. >> > > Yes. By doing "Save As" you are telling GnuCash "this file is now located > in this new location with this new name", and it will use that as the > primary name going forward. To save as a backup you need to copy the file > in the background, or, just after you File -> Save As, you should File -> > Open the original file again. > > Note: If you have been making additional changes you should probably File > -> Save As back to the original location. > > [image: image.png] >> So here are my questions. >> Does anyone have any idea why my system reverterted back to a month >> previous? >> > > Perhaps you opened a Backup file? Honestly, don't know. > > Why would my reconcile not be saving the reconcile when I ask to postpone? >> > > Don't know. > > How do I get my files backing up to my "company files" file where I >> normally save them? >> > > See above. > > Could having a version of quickbooks open at the same time as gnucash have >> caused these issues? I had quickbooks open to get a report from last year >> for the accountant. >> > > Extremely unlikely. I can't see how there would be any interaction between > them. > > One last question, will I ever become competant with this program? I used >> QB for 25 years and knew how to work with it but the thought of paying >> $200 >> a year for a program you should be able to buy, just killed me so I went >> to >> gnucash. I have been using gnucash since Jan 2021 and I am amazed that I >> am still struggling with split transactions not balancing!! I am just >> lamenting. I know there is no answer to this but time! >> > > Yes, you will become proficient, eventually. There are certain "tricks" > that you eventually learn as you use the program. For example, when > entering a split transaction you should never hit the [Enter] key until > you are absolutely done, and you should be sure you have an anchor split > entered first, so the transaction doesn't disappear from the current view. > > Good Luck! > > Thanks for any and all help. >> >> >> Billie >> 706-383-9057 >> > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > > -derek > > _______________________________________________ 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.
