Re: [GNC] How to transfer all my accounts etc. to new computer. Linux version
On Sun, 13 Aug 2023 16:50:26 +0200 "Frank H. Ellenberger" wrote: > Updated. BTW the FAQ is a terrible place because it is hard to > maintain. In most cases wiki's search offers more recent topics. I deliberately chose the FAQ because it was recommended to the Windows user changing computers. It's far too long and contains a lot of information. I can understand that it is hard to maintain. Liz ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] How to transfer all my accounts etc. to new computer. Linux version
Hi Liz, Am 13.08.23 um 02:40 schrieb Liz: What does the FAQ say? https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_moved.2Frenamed_my_data_file_and_my_reports_disappeared._How_do_I_get_them_back.3F "Reports are stored in a separate file in the ~/.gnucash/books directory." Nope, no such directory $ ls ~/.gnucash/books ls: cannot access '/home/liz/.gnucash/books': No such file or directory Updated. BTW the FAQ is a terrible place because it is hard to maintain. In most cases wiki's search offers more recent topics. Regards Frank ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] How to transfer all my accounts etc. to new computer. Linux version
On Sunday, 13 August 2023 01:40:15 BST Liz wrote: > Gnucash opens, but a lot of my preferences are gone, and even which is > my next invoice number. > Hi Liz. I'm reasonably certain (but have not checked), that the "counters" for the next invoice number etc are stored within the datafile itself. Maybe you've uncovered a bug related to the version change? 0.02 Maf. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] How to transfer all my accounts etc. to new computer. Linux version
On Sun, 13 Aug 2023 09:46:14 +0200 Geert Janssens wrote: > That data is managed via GSettings, which on Linux uses dconf as > back-end. I have no idea how dconf manages its internal database > unfortunately. It's tied into dbus but that's a black box for me. > > You can dump the the contents via dconf or GSettings tools and then > import this on the new machine. As I'm not near a computer right now, > I can't offer much more than a pointer in the right direction. > Old machine $ dconf dump /org/gnucash/ > /home/liz/gnucash-dconf $ scp /home/liz/gnucash-dconf l...@192.168.xxx.xxx:/home/liz/gnucash-dconf New machine $ dconf load /org/gnucash/ < gnucash-dconf The last matter of the date settings was that when the locale was set in Debian the default went to "none" instead of en_AU. Running "dpkg-reconfigure locales", not adding any and setting the default locale was necessary to fix that. Liz ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] How to transfer all my accounts etc. to new computer. Linux version
On Sun, 13 Aug 2023 09:46:14 +0200 Geert Janssens wrote: > That data is managed via GSettings, which on Linux uses dconf as > back-end. I have no idea how dconf manages its internal database > unfortunately. It's tied into dbus but that's a black box for me. > > You can dump the the contents via dconf or GSettings tools and then > import this on the new machine. As I'm not near a computer right now, > I can't offer much more than a pointer in the right direction. > Someone on reddit has supplied some answers here https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/oqbyqr/how_to_copy_dconf_settings_from_dead_machine/ and I'll report on success or failure, as I can ssh into the old machine. Liz ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] How to transfer all my accounts etc. to new computer. Linux version
That data is managed via GSettings, which on Linux uses dconf as back-end. I have no idea how dconf manages its internal database unfortunately. It's tied into dbus but that's a black box for me. You can dump the the contents via dconf or GSettings tools and then import this on the new machine. As I'm not near a computer right now, I can't offer much more than a pointer in the right direction. Liz schreef op 13 augustus 2023 04:50:34 CEST: >On Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:15:52 +1000 >David Cousens wrote: > >> The saved reports are in >> /home/liz/.local/share/gnucash/saved_reports2.8. GNC_USERDATA_DIR is >> the location for the user preferences data > >all very well, but that file >~/.local/share/gnucash/books/*.gcm contains the data for the registry >displays but where is the date format, the last invoice number, >accounting period and so on? > >Liz >___ >gnucash-user mailing list >gnucash-user@gnucash.org >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. -- Verzonden van mijn Android telefoon met K-9 Mail. Sent from my smartphone. Please excuse my brevity. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] How to transfer all my accounts etc. to new computer. Linux version
On Sun, 13 Aug 2023 14:08:49 +1000 David Cousens wrote: > I have to confess I don't know where that info is hiding. I tried > changing the format from the default locale for the date but couldn't > see anything changing in the .gcm file. Same for invoice number. > John may be able to tell us where the various bits of info go. I used > "find - mmin -120" to try and locate any files which had changed in > the last 120 min with no luck. if we can get the info then I can try > updating the wiki and work longer term perhaps on getting that info > into the documentation. > > David I just don't know, and having used rsync -av to move everything, I am not sure what has been missed. If the data has moved in the upgrade I can understand that my method may have not been a sure method of data transfer when changing computers. Certainly once we have the data we can update the documentation. Liz ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] How to transfer all my accounts etc. to new computer. Linux version
I have to confess I don't know where that info is hiding. I tried changing the format from the default locale for the date but couldn't see anything changing in the .gcm file. Same for invoice number. John may be able to tell us where the various bits of info go. I used "find - mmin -120" to try and locate any files which had changed in the last 120 min with no luck. if we can get the info then I can try updating the wiki and work longer term perhaps on getting that info into the documentation. David On Sun, 2023-08-13 at 12:50 +1000, Liz wrote: > On Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:15:52 +1000 > David Cousens wrote: > > > The saved reports are in > > /home/liz/.local/share/gnucash/saved_reports2.8. GNC_USERDATA_DIR is > > the location for the user preferences data > > all very well, but that file > ~/.local/share/gnucash/books/*.gcm contains the data for the registry > displays but where is the date format, the last invoice number, > accounting period and so on? > > Liz > ___ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > 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. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] How to transfer all my accounts etc. to new computer. Linux version
On Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:15:52 +1000 David Cousens wrote: > The saved reports are in > /home/liz/.local/share/gnucash/saved_reports2.8. GNC_USERDATA_DIR is > the location for the user preferences data all very well, but that file ~/.local/share/gnucash/books/*.gcm contains the data for the registry displays but where is the date format, the last invoice number, accounting period and so on? Liz ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] How to transfer all my accounts etc. to new computer. Linux version
Liz, The saved reports are in /home/liz/.local/share/gnucash/saved_reports2.8. GNC_USERDATA_DIR is the location for the user preferences data and does not refer to the users gnucash data files which are always stored in a location of choice under the users's home directory , i.e. it is not specified by GnuCash but by the users. Part of the confusion for new users is that there is no one location in the documentation which discusses the location of the book data files and the user preference files. The most complete info is in the wiki, but new users are not going to necessarily go there. It is further complicated by having had to shift with upgrades to the various libraries used by GnuCash which forces change in the locations between differnt GnuCash Versions. Add to that that the three OS's all store such data differently. Maybe the wiki contents are sufficiently mature to be put in the main documentation. David Cousens On Sun, 2023-08-13 at 10:40 +1000, Liz wrote: > On Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:00:35 +0300 > Shevach Pepper wrote: > > > I’m sure this is really simple but I’m not successful. > > > > I installed gnucash on new computer but I can’t find an option to > > import all my old accounts from old computer. I’m sure this has > > been asked before, but I can’t find any instructions on how to do it. > > > > > > I've just had to do this because I dropped my laptop. > I've gone from 4.14 to 5.1 in the same move. > > I've transferred my ~/ (home directory) from one computer to the new > one. > Gnucash opens, but a lot of my preferences are gone, and even which is > my next invoice number. > I open Gnucash > Help > About, and attach the screenshot. > > This tells me where to look for my preferences, data etc. > GNC_USERDATA_DIR is /home/liz/.local/share/gnucash > Nope, my data files are in subdirectories of > /home/liz/Nextcloud/gnucash/ > My *.gcm files are under books in ~/.local/share/gnucash/ > > $ ls /home/liz/.local/share/gnucash > accelerator-map deviceidhashsalts qif-accounts-map storage > books expressions-2.0 saved-reports-2.8 > stylesheets-2.0 checks hsts-storage.sqlite > saved-reports-2.8-backup translog > > > GNC_USERCONFIG_DIR is /home/liz/.config/gnucash > Nope, this directory is empty (and I checked two other computers that > have shared this data and all are empty directories here) > > > What does the FAQ say? > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_moved.2Frenamed_my_data_file_and_my_reports_disappeared._How_do_I_get_them_back.3F > > "Reports are stored in a separate file in the ~/.gnucash/books > directory." > > Nope, no such directory > $ ls ~/.gnucash/books > ls: cannot access '/home/liz/.gnucash/books': No such file or directory > > > OK, I am supposed to know what I am doing, and I can't this time, > having advanced from 4.14 to 5.1, find where to put my preferences > file(s). > > There is a serious disconnect between the documentation and the new > version here. > I can understand that a person less familiar with Gnucash could have a > lot of difficulty moving to a new computer. > > And by the way, where does the new version expect to find my *.gcm > files?? > > Liz > ___ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > 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. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] How to transfer all my accounts etc. to new computer. Linux version
On Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:00:35 +0300 Shevach Pepper wrote: >I’m sure this is really simple but I’m not successful. > >I installed gnucash on new computer but I can’t find an option to >import all my old accounts from old computer. I’m sure this has > been asked before, but I can’t find any instructions on how to do it. > > I've just had to do this because I dropped my laptop. I've gone from 4.14 to 5.1 in the same move. I've transferred my ~/ (home directory) from one computer to the new one. Gnucash opens, but a lot of my preferences are gone, and even which is my next invoice number. I open Gnucash > Help > About, and attach the screenshot. This tells me where to look for my preferences, data etc. GNC_USERDATA_DIR is /home/liz/.local/share/gnucash Nope, my data files are in subdirectories of /home/liz/Nextcloud/gnucash/ My *.gcm files are under books in ~/.local/share/gnucash/ $ ls /home/liz/.local/share/gnucash accelerator-map deviceidhashsaltsqif-accounts-map storage booksexpressions-2.0 saved-reports-2.8 stylesheets-2.0 checks hsts-storage.sqlite saved-reports-2.8-backup translog GNC_USERCONFIG_DIR is /home/liz/.config/gnucash Nope, this directory is empty (and I checked two other computers that have shared this data and all are empty directories here) What does the FAQ say? https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_moved.2Frenamed_my_data_file_and_my_reports_disappeared._How_do_I_get_them_back.3F "Reports are stored in a separate file in the ~/.gnucash/books directory." Nope, no such directory $ ls ~/.gnucash/books ls: cannot access '/home/liz/.gnucash/books': No such file or directory OK, I am supposed to know what I am doing, and I can't this time, having advanced from 4.14 to 5.1, find where to put my preferences file(s). There is a serious disconnect between the documentation and the new version here. I can understand that a person less familiar with Gnucash could have a lot of difficulty moving to a new computer. And by the way, where does the new version expect to find my *.gcm files?? Liz ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
