James, When your computer fails, your data will be gone unless you, by your own volition, have made a special plan to back up your data to a safe and proper external location. Nobody here can tell you if you made a proper choice. That also goes for all the other data on your computer.
A feature in GnuCash can save recent copies of your data files and 'log' files that can be used if the program crashes or if the user makes a mistake and corrupts the most recent data file, but it is useless if your computer fails. There is no backup in GnuCash. On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 2:07 PM James Baxter via gnucash-user < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir. I am using LibreOffice. There is a backup in the program. So I use > that. > I am going to reread your email to see what you are talking about. > ThanksJames Baxter [email protected] > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 6:49 AM, James Baxter<[email protected]> > wrote: David You are not tell me if the backup is working or not. > ThanksJames Baxter [email protected] > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 3:35 AM, Maf. King<[email protected]> wrote: > On Wednesday, 28 June 2023 00:46:45 BST James Baxter via gnucash-user > wrote: > > I have a backup drive. I have looked over it and I don't see it. Does > > Gnucash have a backup. Or what. ThanksJames Baxter [email protected] > > > > Hi James. > > If you are using the default XML file to store your GC data, then it is > possible to have GC set up in a way so that the *program* creates a sort > of > back-up file each time you save the changes you have made to the *Data* > file. > (I think GC does this by default, if you don't explicitly tell GC not to > in > the program options) > > May I ask a related (rhetorical) question? > > How do you back up your other *data* files? (ie your photos, letters you > have > written in a wordprocessor, for example) > > If those things are important to you, then you really should devise a > system > you are comfortable with so that your important digital assets can survive > a > range of threats - from minor disk errors thru ransomware or hardware > failure > up to catastrophies like fire, flood etc. There is lots of info on the > web > about how to do this and there is no correct answer that is right for > everyone... and it is not on-topic for this list... > > Just (as a minimum) include your GC data file in that backup strategy you > devise.... if you don't know where you have saved your GC data file, then > that > is the first thing you need to figure out (hints: look at the main window > title > bar for the filename and File -> SaveAs for the folder (but don't actually > "Save"!)) before you consider if the file is backed up adequately or not... > > HTH, > Maf. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
