After the fact, part of your backup procedure should be a test of your recovery procedure.
On Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM Jerry Criswell (JC) <[email protected]> wrote: > I followed every link in the Help/About screen. None of them led me to > my .gnucash file that I could see. Nor any other file that needed to be > saved. > > > JC > > > > On 2/21/26 11:42 AM, Glenn Fowler wrote: > > Hi, in GnuCash going to Help > About will bring to to the config > > and settings locations. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* gnucash-user > > <[email protected]> on behalf of > > Jerry Criswell (JC) <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Saturday, February 21, 2026 12:30 PM > > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > > *Subject:* Re: [GNC] How to "move" or "recreate" my GNU 5.12 that is > > on Windows 10 computer over to 5.12 on Windows 11 computer > > I, too, am having trouble finding files. I backed up .gnucash a while > > back and now I can't find it to save my life. It is buried somewhere > > deep in Linux Mint 22.3. I went to the wiki and tried its suggestion to > > try and find GSETTINGS. It said go to /org/gnucash. I don't have an org > > directory under either Home or file system. To me that means the wiki > > is unusable. Where are all the files I need to save on my system? > > > > JC > > > > > > On 2/20/26 11:25 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > > > Joseph, > > > > > > The process is much simpler than you are making it out to be. > > > > > > See the Wiki here: > > > > > > > > > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_just_got_a_new_computer._What_should_I_copy_over_from_my_old_one.3F > > > > > > > > > > > At a minimum, just copy over the book file ending in ".gnucash" > > > > > > Though as the wiki entry above notes, you probably also want to copy > > > over configurations and saved reports as well. That wiki link will > > > lead you to the right steps to take. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Adrien > > > > > > On 2/20/26 11:06 AM, Joseph Hymel via gnucash-user wrote: > > >> Hello,I need help as the subject line states. I am not a computer > > >> tech guy and am really the accounting guy using Gnucash. I installed > > >> 5.12 on my Win 11 laptop. I then exported to CSV files from my 5.12 > > >> on Win 10 desktop the following: Account Register, Account Tree, and > > >> Account Transactions. I next exported Accounts to whatever file type > > >> it is. I assumed I could then open 5.12 on my Win 11 laptop and > > >> import same files. That did not happen as planned. > > >> I have years of work in my 5.12 Win 10 machine that must be able to > > >> be salvaged for the Win 11 instance of 5.12. Please help me recreate > > >> it on the Win 11 laptop. I also have numerous reports that I have > > >> created. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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. > _______________________________________________ > 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.
