There are separate preference files, and saved report configurations are
also separate.
If anyone is concerned with backups for these, visit the GnuCash wiki
concerning File Locations to see what directories need to be included in
said backup strategy. (also useful when migrating to a new OS
At Fri, 23 Dec 2022 10:34:44 +1000 Daryl Hillgrove
wrote:
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> Can a simple backup function be added to gnucash?
>
> I am very concerned that if my computer fails I will lose all my data. I
> want to store the backup data to external storage such as a memory stick.
>
This can be achieved by
Thank you everyone for your suggestions.
I will try these out and it would appear that my concerns will be solved.
Much appreciated.
Daryl Hillgrove.
On Fri, 23 Dec 2022, 12:02 pm Stan Brown,
wrote:
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> On 2022-12-22 16:34, Daryl Hillgrove wrote:
> > Can a simple backup function be added to
On 2022-12-22 16:34, Daryl Hillgrove wrote:
> Can a simple backup function be added to gnucash?
>
> I am very concerned that if my computer fails I will lose all my data. I
> want to store the backup data to external storage such as a memory stick.
You say "simple", but it would be complex to
After you set your backup settings in Preferences -> General , I would go
one step further and copy or sync the folder to a different storage device
On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 7:41 PM Steve Butler wrote:
> Backup is a system function. You need to plan that for all your data
> beyond just GnuCash.
I agree.
I have three backup systems for my computer:
• I have an external disk attached to it and set up MacOS Time Machine to
backup to that disk.
• I pay a cloud company to backup my computer (Currently CrashPlan/Code42 but I
have thought about switching to BackBlaze).
• And I use
On Fri, 23 Dec 2022 at 00:34, Daryl Hillgrove
wrote:
> Can a simple backup function be added to gnucash?
>
> I am very concerned that if my computer fails I will lose all my data. I
> want to store the backup data to external storage such as a memory stick.
>
> Thanks
>
> Daryl Hillgrove
All
This kind of thing is generally your responsibility. I can't think of a
single bit of software I use for work - be it CAD, document writing,
spreadsheet, or whatever - that does backup of my data for me. That task
is on me, and rightly so. The time my computer suffered a complete
crash, the
Backup is a system function. You need to plan that for all your data
beyond just GnuCash.
You can do a simple Save As to put that data in another spot. But that
leaves your spreadsheets unprotected.
On Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 16:36 Daryl Hillgrove
wrote:
> Can a simple backup function be added to
