The facility isn't there because no one has written the code to do it. There's a whole lot of complication and, as others have noted, no real functional downside to maintaining large data sets.
Stan's note about legal implications of maintaining older records is the first one I've heard that offers a more significant reason for removing old records. But that's jurisdictionally-bound, which will again limit the impetus for creating this tool. David T. On Dec 19, 2025, 1:11 AM, at 1:11 AM, "David G. Pickett via gnucash-user" <[email protected]> wrote: >It somewhat begs the question of why there is no facility to remove old >data, globally or in selected account subtrees, and replace it with a >new opening balance in every account that now needs one (if the account >is wiped out, it might just disappear?). Of course, one might want >more date depth of detail on investment accounts, if not stock prices, >to help define basis. >_______________________________________________ >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. _______________________________________________ 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.
