Joseph -- this e-mail/information below is from 2019. I am not sure if
there has been anything added or changed since then -- but back then
this was very handy for me to delete hundreds of transactions:
"How can I delete multiple transactions in a batch in GnuCash?"
I made a copy of my current file. Then on the copy I wanted to delete
any transaction after 1/1/2018. This file now become an archive
file. Now re-open my current file. Delete any transactions in it prior
to 1/1/2018. Before deleting, make note of account balance amounts so
I can
make sure I am balanced once I delete. Enter new "Opening balance
amounts" as needed to ensure balances are current and balanced. Now I
have a file with just the last 2 years transaction. Did a search on
the net and found this:
"As a workaround I made a shortcut key for deleting transactions. I
modified the C:\Users\username\.gnu-cash\accelerator-map file (with
gnucash closed) by changing the line
; (gtk_accel_path
"<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/DeleteTransactionAction" "")
To:
(gtk_accel_path
"<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/DeleteTransactionAction"
"<Primary>Delete")
Now I could delete transactions by pressing ctrl+delete. Pressing and
holding this key combination allowed continuous deleting at a
predictable
rate so it was quite easy to delete a few hundred transactions quickly.
Might not be the best solution if you have many thousands of
transactions
that you want to delete but for a few hundred it was quite painless.
As a follow-up to this very useful info, on a Windows PC, the file is
located in:
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash\accelerator-map
The way the edited line is displayed in the above answer is correct but
it may not be immediately obvious to everyone that like some other
languages, the semicolon needs to be removed as well. The semicolon is a
comment tag that disables the line it is on.
Notes:
<Primary> is the same as "Command" on macs and "Ctrl" on Windows. Other
modifiers are <Shift> and <Alt> and they can be combined so to make it a
bit more difficult to do accidentally, my new line is:
(gtk_accel_path
"<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/DeleteTransactionAction"
"<Primary><Shift>Delete")
AKA: Control + Shift + Delete
Additionally, you should know that the first time you will get a dialog
box asking whether you are ok with the delete. You can select to ignore
the dialog for the rest of the session and never show the dialog after
that-- otherwise it will prompt you each time. "
This version worked in 3.7 for Windows. I am assuming it still works
now. If you need or want to delete multiple transactions - this is
very handy.
Ken
------ Original Message ------
From "Joseph Hesse" <[email protected]>
To [email protected]
Date 12/17/2025 8:39:03 AM
Subject [GNC] Removing old transactions
My gnucash file covers about 5 years worth of data. I want to delete the first
three years of transactions and keep the recent 2 years of transactions. Are
there any orderly ways of doing this rather than just deleting transactions?
Thank you,
Joe
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