And if he actually lost PDF documents, it was not something GnuCash did, but something outside of GnuCash moved or deleted them.
David C On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 7:23 AM, R. Victor Klassen <rvklas...@gmail.com> wrote: > Presumably those are PDF copies of the results of running the reports on > prior years, which the OP now wants to do on the current year. > > > On Jan 26, 2018, at 1:22 AM, Adrien Monteleone < > adrien.montele...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I have no idea what he means by having PDFs of his reports ‘saved’ in > GnuCash. The only thing I can save are report configurations. Not sure > what’s going on there… > > > > Regards, > > Adrien > > > >> On Jan 26, 2018, at 12:16 AM, David Carlson < > david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> The saved reports-2.4 folder is in the .GnuCash (hidden) folder in the > user directory as described in the WIKI where other program specific > settings are stored. > >> > >> However, the OP should have kept printouts or electronic backups such > as PDFs, so the custom reports would not be needed. > >> > >> David C > >> > >> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 12:07 AM, Adrien Monteleone < > adrien.montele...@gmail.com <mailto:adrien.montele...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> I just had #2 happen to me recently. > >> > >> It was the result of not being careful in using the command line to > delete a folder. I inadvertently deleted a large portion of my > "~/Library/Application Support" folder. (I’m on a Mac, not sure of the > location for Linux or MS) > >> > >> I realized what a I did after about a second or two, and managed to > kill the rm process, but it was too late. That bugger was fast. Naturally, > I happened to be so careless while in-between a physical volume change on > my Time Machine backup, (the last one died 6 months ago and I haven’t had > the scratch for a new one) thus I had no way to restore anything and lost > several months worth of preferences. (Contacts wiped out entirely, that was > rough) > >> > >> My GnuCash register data was all intact, because I store it in my User > folder, but my saved report configurations, as well as some custom reports > I obtained on this list were all gone.(luckily, I saved a copy of those > reports to a special User folder, so I didn’t have to go hunting the list > archives for them) > >> > >> Perhaps something (or someone) either removed those similar files on > Mike’s computer or else caused them to not be found where they were > expected by GnuCash. > >> > >> I’m not sure if the naming conventions hold across platforms, but at > least the saved-report config for me is called "saved-reports-2.4”. If a > file search for that name turns something up, he might be able to get those > configs back. > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> Adrien > >> > >>> On Jan 25, 2018, at 11:28 PM, DaveC49 <davidcous...@bigpond.com > <mailto:davidcous...@bigpond.com>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Mike, > >>> > >>> 1. it is unlikely but it is possible to unset the reconciliation > status but > >>> a warning with an opt out of the change is issued before it is changed > and > >>> it is possible to edit a reconciled split of a transaction but you will > >>> normally get a warning even if the split you are editing is not into a > >>> reconciled account. The most likely possiblity is that you may have > opened > >>> one of the backup files from before the reconciliation rather than the > main > >>> file. The mainfile will be <filname>.gnucash while the backup files > have a > >>> format <filename>.gnucash.<timestamp>.gnucash where <timestamp> looks > like > >>> "20161215163750". Each time a backup file is created (when gnucash is > >>> closed) a corresponding log file is created > >>> <filename>.gnucash.<timestamp>.log. If you find files with a format > >>> <filename>.gnucash.<timestamp>.gnucash.<timestamp).gnucash (or log) > it is > >>> highly likely you have opened up a backup file in error at some point. > (I > >>> lost 3 months of reconciliations through doing this recently). > >>> > >>> The other files you can expect to see in the data directory will be > >>> <filename>.gnucash.LCK ( a lock file to prevent the file being > opened > >>> more than once) and a <filename>.gnucash.<random string>.<random > >>> number>.LNK. These are normal > >>> > >>> 2. Unsure of what is happening here. I have just saved a custom report > using > >>> Reports->Save Report Configuration > >>> and recalled it using > >>> Reports->Saved Report Configuration. > >>> > >>> After closing Gnucash and Reopening the report is still there so the > >>> mechanism is fine. I wonder if your problem may be related to a similar > >>> possibility as 1 where an earlier backup file has been opened as the > main > >>> file? As far as i can tell the saved reports are in the main gnucash > file > >>> (I couldn't find them elsewhereon my Linux setup). > >>> > >>> 3. Yes there is a mechanism for period end. Tools->Close Book. (see > >>> https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-help/tool-close-book.html > <https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-help/tool-close-book.html>) > in > >>> the Gnucash Help manual > >>> (https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-help/help.html < > https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-help/help.html>). This should > >>> create transactions to zero the income and expense accounts to Equity > as > >>> described in the documentation referenced. There is much discussion > about > >>> whether this is necessary in Gnucash as the reports can be set to > generate > >>> for any specified period but if you have a pedantic accountant it is > there. > >>> > >>> Setting in stone is another question. Any computer file on a read/write > >>> medium is always alterable ( any file locking only helps with > accidental > >>> writing not a deliberate attempt to change the file). Most people drop > a > >>> copy of their file as it is when the financial reports are generated > onto a > >>> readonly medium like CDROM, DVD and store that as a set in stone copy > of the > >>> state of the finances at that time. You will also find a lot of > discussion > >>> of this issue in the forum archives. > >>> > >>> David > >>> > >>> David > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- > >>> David Cousens > >>> -- > >>> Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User- > f1415819.html <http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User- > f1415819.html> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> gnucash-user mailing list > >>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > >>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user < > 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 <mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user < > 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 > > 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 > 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 https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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