David
It does but I limited the number of backups kept in the GnuCash preferences
by not retaining backups for more than 30 days. For my usage of GnuCash this
generally gives me enough recovery. I also have backup to a NAS of the
primary GnuCash file which is part of a monthly full backup with
David,
Does that method create scads of automatic backups in the Dropbox folder?
David Carlson
On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 7:26 PM David Cousens
wrote:
> Bob
>
> I have been using Dropbox to do this between 2 Linux computers (desktop and
> laptop) and a Windows10 laptop for several years now. The
Bob
I have been using Dropbox to do this between 2 Linux computers (desktop and
laptop) and a Windows10 laptop for several years now. The files usually sync
within a minute or two of making any local changes on any one computer when
the others are connected to the network. The dropbox daemon
Bob,
Adrien has it right. See below.
Just a few notes
You can test by saving your GnuCash working file on computer 1 as with some
easy to find specific name in that computer's dropbox folder.
Before you stop using computer 1, check the Dropbox icon in the
notification area (assuming Windows).
I haven’t used Dropbox in some time, but as I recall, you could access it
directly or you could sync local folders to it.
I’d think the local folder sync would be the best route for GnuCash. That way,
each computer is writing to the local file system. This will improve save
speed, remove
I thought I understood how to do this but I am confused - trying to run Gnucash
on second computer and having access to the same data file. I thought I was
keeping my data file on Dropbox - that is the one I open and enter data. When I
go to secondary computer and open Gnucash the file has not
