On Fri, Oct 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM Adrien Monteleone < [email protected]> wrote:
> It is not quite that simple, hence my recommendation for Julie to get > very familiar with the Wiki pages concerning Backups and Configuration > Locations. (everyone should be familiar with these) I didn't have time > during my last reply to look them up, but here are those direct links: > > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Backup > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations > > Specific to Saved Report Configurations, those are stored in a location > known as GNC_DATA_HOME. > > For a 'pristine' (self-compiled or 'repository') version of GnuCash on > Linux, that location is: > > ~/.local/share/gnucash > > For a flatpak installation: > > ~/.var/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/data/gnucash > > There are other important files there one might want to preserve or copy > over to an additional installation. > > For a list, see this bookmark on the Configuration Locations wiki page: > > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#Files > > ----- > Copying just the book file won't get you any of that stuff. > > Since those files live in the user's home directory, it is likely they > were left behind when the flatpak was uninstalled. All that needs to be > done is to re-install the flatpak version and open it instead and the > Saved Reports should now be accessible again. > Back in (looks at notes) 2020, when I still wasn't sure I wanted to switch to flatpak, I was worried about losing all my saved reports etc. every time I switched. SO I created a symbolic link TO ~/.local/share/gnucash/ FROM ~/.var/app/org.gnucash.Gnucash/data/ I believe the command I used was $ ln -s ~/.local/share/gnucash/ ~/.var/app/org.gnucash.Gnucash/data/ I didn't expect it to work (because of flatpak sandboxing rules) but it worked fine. That way I could switch back and forth if needed. In practice, however, I have not needed to switch back to a .deb installation of GnuCash. Not that flatpaks are perfect -- there are quirks to handle -- but overall it's an easy way to install and upgrade GnuCash. BEFORE YOU DO THIS be sure to verify the locations are correct for your system. You'll also need to move the "target" directory (if it exists) before you can put a symlink there. > 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.
