Re: [GNC] new to Gnucash - help with general information

2022-09-12 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Donna, Others have sufficiently answered, but I'll add some points about backups: There is the maxim, for least risk, that if your data does not exist in three places, on three different types of media, you can consider it 'not existing at all.' That might be extreme for some folks. As

Re: [GNC] new to Gnucash - help with general information

2022-09-11 Thread Geoff
You make a good point Fred, and I have seen people on this list who keep their GnuCash data in the cloud too. Although this changes the risk profile, it does not eliminate the need for a backup system. Regards Geoff = On 12/09/2022 5:07 am, Fred Bone wrote: On 11 September 2022 at

Re: [GNC] new to Gnucash - help with general information

2022-09-11 Thread Fred Bone
On 11 September 2022 at 9:59, Michael or Penny Novack said: > > >5. Geoff is also correct here that gnucash saves backup so you don't > >lose data, but backuping up to another media is always a good idea. > > > And asking this question "how do I back-up my gnucash data?" implies a >

Re: [GNC] new to Gnucash - help with general information

2022-09-11 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
5. Geoff is also correct here that gnucash saves backup so you don't lose data, but backuping up to another media is always a good idea. And asking this question "how do I back-up my gnucash data?" implies a more serious misunderstanding about using your computer. It isn't just just

Re: [GNC] new to Gnucash - help with general information

2022-09-10 Thread David Carlson
ol...@live.com<mailto:gmccol...@gyleshomes.com> email > > ____________ > From: gnucash-user on > behalf of gra...@shaw.ca > Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2022 2:37 PM > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: [GNC] new to Gnucash - hel

Re: [GNC] new to Gnucash - help with general information

2022-09-10 Thread Gyle McCollam
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[GNC] new to Gnucash - help with general information

2022-09-10 Thread grambo
I am new to Gnucash and have a few questions regarding saving data. I use Windows 10 and Gnucash Version: 4.11 Build ID: 4.11+(2022-06-25) 1. I would like to save everything in one folder named Gnucash. I think I will use the xml format. Currently it seems there are files in three