Hi James, I'm Maf, not David, and I can't tell you that from here.
I would suggest that on a philosophical level, if you don't *know* that your back-up strategy is working (and you can recover files from it at will), then it might be time to rethink your strategy. good luck, Maf. On Wednesday, 28 June 2023 11:49:46 BST you wrote: > David You are not tell me if the backup is working or not. > ThanksJames Baxter kangaro...@yahoo.com > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 3:35 AM, Maf. King<m...@chilwell.net> wrote: On Wednesday, 28 June 2023 00:46:45 BST James Baxter via gnucash-user wrote: > > I have a backup drive. I have looked over it and I don't see it. Does > > Gnucash have a backup. Or what. ThanksJames Baxter kangaro...@yahoo.com > > Hi James. > > If you are using the default XML file to store your GC data, then it is > possible to have GC set up in a way so that the *program* creates a sort of > back-up file each time you save the changes you have made to the *Data* > file. (I think GC does this by default, if you don't explicitly tell GC > not to in the program options) > > May I ask a related (rhetorical) question? > > How do you back up your other *data* files? (ie your photos, letters you > have written in a wordprocessor, for example) > > If those things are important to you, then you really should devise a system > you are comfortable with so that your important digital assets can survive > a range of threats - from minor disk errors thru ransomware or hardware > failure up to catastrophies like fire, flood etc. There is lots of info on > the web about how to do this and there is no correct answer that is right > for everyone... and it is not on-topic for this list... > > Just (as a minimum) include your GC data file in that backup strategy you > devise.... if you don't know where you have saved your GC data file, then > that is the first thing you need to figure out (hints: look at the main > window title bar for the filename and File -> SaveAs for the folder (but > don't actually "Save"!)) before you consider if the file is backed up > adequately or not... > > HTH, > 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.