> On Apr 5, 2026, at 14:52, Mike Brasler <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi John, I hope you don't mind a direct email. >
I do. You should always reply on-list unless you’re expressly asked to do otherwise. I’ve removed the list of files in case you might consider it private for some reason. > I went to ~/.local/share/gnucash/books/ > I found several books with the same name, backups. I found one with the exact > book name all in lowercase, with 8k size, Opened and read it , it makes > sense, but there was no import line at all. The file was written at the > date/time I last closed GC. > > There was an older one, with the first letter of the filename capitalized. > This was 1.36k but last used mon 6 Jan 2025. I opened and read it. There I > found a section headed thus. > [dialogs/import/generic_matcher/account_matcher] > > This was absent in the last used file. > > I will try to create another import , save it, and see if it survives a > re-start. It did not last time... > Image of files... > Could you suggest a possible reason. When you do a “save as” the book file is saved with the new name and a new .gcm is written representing the windows and tabs open at that time. I don’t know offhand whether ancillary stuff like CSV import settings are also copied from the other filename’s state file. I suspect not. You didn’t confirm that this is about CSV import settings. Note that simply doing an import doesn’t save those settings. To save the settings you have to set everything up and then before doing the actual import add a name in the upper left corner of the assistant’s Import Preview page and click the adjacent save button. Notice that there is also a delete button there and inadvertently clicking that is another possible reason for your import settings to be lost. Regards, John Ralls > > > > Kindest Regards > Mike and Laura Brasler > +507 69797921 <https://wa.me/yourphonenumber> > On 05/04/2026 11:03, John Ralls wrote: >>> On Apr 5, 2026, at 06:43, Mike Brasler <[email protected]> >>> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi all. >>> >>> Well, the subject line says it all. >>> My Import saved config files evaporated. >>> I re-created them and closed GC, Re-opened and *poof* gone again... >>> >>> Linux Mint, GC 5.5 >>> >>> Its been stable for years, now this? >>> >>> Where are those settings stored? I suspect a recent Linux update is >>> responsible. The templates/config of the imports just are not there. >>> Resorted to screen-shots to aid memory. >> Is this about saved CSV import settings? Those are in the book’s state file, >> ~/.local/share/gnucash/books/book-file-name.gcm There shouldn’t be anything >> that a Linux update would affect. >> >> Regards, >> John Ralls >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ 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.
