Re: [GNC] Restoring backups

[David T. via gnucash-user]

cicko,
Thanks for adding this to the wiki. However, the circumstances you describe are 
not a function of backing up gnucash, but are rather a general issue associated 
with using gnucash on macs. 
Because of this, I will recommend that your notes be moved into the FAQ page on 
using gnucash for macs. I will do this in a couple of hours, if you don't, but 
I wanted to let you know what the reasoning is for the change. 
David
 
 
  On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 13:14, cicko wrote:   Thanks, 
Maf. That's some useful info for Mac users. I'll add this to the wiki
(section on restoring the backups).



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Re: [GNC] Restoring backups

[cicko]

Thanks, Maf. That's some useful info for Mac users. I'll add this to the wiki
(section on restoring the backups).



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Re: [GNC] Restoring backups

[Michael or Penny Novack]

On 4/5/2019 7:48 PM, Fuchs Ira wrote:

Conversely, if I move the current .gnucash to another machine that only has 
this file (and gnucash app) and open it, I don't see any recent transactions 
(only transactions from several years ago when I last used this test machine). 
Does the .gnucash file not contain everything? Put another way, how would I 
migrate the current state (or an earlier state) to another machine?


Probably my biggest "coup" in the aftermath of recovering from a 
"restored the wrong backup" disaster << in one of the world's largest 
financial companies >> was introducing UNIQUE file names. The uniqueness 
was the date assigned to the run << not the "clock date" -- so if 
assigned to run for 19901207 didn't become 19901208 if the job ran after 
midnight >> This was automated (that was the big deal) but you can do 
the same thing manually.


When you make backups, don't use the same name << which isn't changing>> 
but when you copy say . mybooks.gnucash to the backup device 
immediately rename it to say .mybooks20190406.gnucash   Then all 
your backups on the backup device will have a unique name and you will 
know which you are restoring << or which you are opening to view old data >>


Michael D Novack

PS -- I backup ALL of my user date, not file by file. If you do THAT you 
don't have to rename individual folders and files. You just create a 
directory unique to the backups << name like ...backups20190406 >> and 
that's where you copy all of your user data.

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Re: [GNC] Restoring backups

[Liz]

On Fri, 5 Apr 2019 19:48:45 -0400
Fuchs Ira  wrote:

> Put another way, how would I migrate the current state (or an earlier
> state) to another machine?

I recommend the excellent wiki page
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Backup

Liz
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Re: [GNC] Restoring backups

[Fuchs Ira]

Thanks. That was the problem. I mistakenly thought that dragging the .gnucash 
file over the Gnucash app would Open the file (as is normally the case for Mac 
apps) but apparently you MUST use the File Open...

> On Apr 5, 2019, at 8:04 PM, Ira Fuchs  wrote:
> 
> Yes. 
> 
> On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 8:01 PM Maf. King  > wrote:
> On Saturday, 6 April 2019 00:25:12 BST Fuchs Ira wrote:
> > I wanted to go back to a saved .gnucash file but when I open it, it contains
> > transactions that were entered after the date of the file. What am I doing
> > wrong or how do I return the ledger to a saved point in the past?
> 
> Are you using a Mac?
> 
> Maf.
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Re: [GNC] Restoring backups

[Maf. King]

On Saturday, 6 April 2019 01:04:22 BST Ira Fuchs wrote:
> Yes.
> 

OK, that probably explains your problem.

On Macs, you can't open a GC file by clicking on it.  GC *always* opens the 
last-used data file.

to swap files on a Mac, you have to use File -> Open and navigate to the file 
you want to use.

HTH,
Maf.




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Re: [GNC] Restoring backups

[Maf. King]

On Saturday, 6 April 2019 00:25:12 BST Fuchs Ira wrote:
> I wanted to go back to a saved .gnucash file but when I open it, it contains
> transactions that were entered after the date of the file. What am I doing
> wrong or how do I return the ledger to a saved point in the past?

Are you using a Mac?

Maf.




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Re: [GNC] Restoring backups

[Adrien Monteleone]

I’d say you got which file was which mixed up.

You may have inadvertently opened the older file and kept working in it. That 
would now be your current file.

If it is missing transactions the other contains (and vice versa) then you’ll 
have to pick one of them that has the least missing data and then copy/paste 
from the other file as much as possible. If you have business feature 
transactions missing, you’ll have to redo those by hand.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Apr 5, 2019, at 6:48 PM, Fuchs Ira  wrote:
> 
> Conversely, if I move the current .gnucash to another machine that only has 
> this file (and gnucash app) and open it, I don't see any recent transactions 
> (only transactions from several years ago when I last used this test 
> machine). Does the .gnucash file not contain everything? Put another way, how 
> would I migrate the current state (or an earlier state) to another machine?

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[GNC] Restoring backups

[Fuchs Ira]

Conversely, if I move the current .gnucash to another machine that only has 
this file (and gnucash app) and open it, I don't see any recent transactions 
(only transactions from several years ago when I last used this test machine). 
Does the .gnucash file not contain everything? Put another way, how would I 
migrate the current state (or an earlier state) to another machine?
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[GNC] Restoring backups

[Fuchs Ira]

I wanted to go back to a saved .gnucash file but when I open it, it contains 
transactions that were entered after the date of the file. What am I doing 
wrong or how do I return the ledger to a saved point in the past?
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