I recently changed to use rsnapshot to back up my data, and I'm impressed with it... (it backs up to an external drive)
On Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM Jerry Criswell (JC) <[email protected]> wrote: > You are correct. A little history. I was the first IT guy in our office > back in the nineties and set up the first two email systems, so I know > and agree with everything you said. Probably poor wording due to age > (86). I am new to linux so was trying to learn something. > > Thanks to everyone for your help. > > JC > > > On 2/3/26 1:00 PM, Michael or Penny Novack via gnucash-user wrote: > > On 2/3/2026 1:20 PM, Jerry Criswell (JC) wrote: > >> I have used GnuCash for a month now, am fairly comfortable, and think > >> I will keep it. I am running it on Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon 64 bit. > >> > >> What are the files to back up and where are they? I can use terminal > >> if I have to (too much typing) but prefer not to. > >> > >> Need to know anything else? > >> > >> JC > > > > The answer you just got is a LITERAL answer to your question (how do I > > back up my gnucash data). But the REAL QUESTION you should be asking > > is "how do I back up ALL of my user data that I would not want lost > > WHEN (not if) my machine dies". You gnucash data is likely just a tiny > > subset of that data you should be backing up on a regular basis. If > > you have a GENERAL process backing up "all my critical user data" you > > will not need something specific to gnucash data. > > > > For example consider this process. Mount an external drive. Create(on > > it) a directory with a name like backupyyyymmdd. Copy into this > > directory your user directory. Unmount the external drive < Ideally > > you keep this drive in a fire box in a separate location-- mine lives > > in a fire box inside a dead fridge in the garage (a separate building) > > >> If that sounds extreme, I'm a retired pro, and smoke damage from a > > 2006 house fire meant only some of my backups were readable. Of course > > in my working days backups were done for me. > > > > Michael D Novack > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > -- _________________________________ Richard Losey [email protected] Micah 6:8 _______________________________________________ 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.
