Dan, This really has nothing to do with crash recovery per se, just makes that easier as it is easier to locate the appropriate files.
You can move an existing data file to its own directory by using the file manager to create a suitable directory and then moving the main data file and any backup log and lock files for it to that directory manually using the filemanager. (holding CTRL while clicking on the individual files you want to move should do that on most operating systems) There is no setting to do that. Once you have setup like this there should be no need to do it again unless you are creating a different set of books. It also makes backups much easier as you can just copy the directories to your backup system without having to copy the individual files one by one. When you reopen GnuCash it will then not find the file in its old location so you use File->Open and navigate to the new directory and select the data file. The program will then open it in that location in future and will then create all future backup, log and lock files in that directory. If you have multiple GnuCash sets of books then this keeps them tidy. I use a main directory for all my GnuCash files which has a sub-directory for each individual data file so all my data files reside in one location but the organization you use has to be appropriate to your work flow and nature of your operations. David Cousens _______________________________________________ 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.
