You could use your file manager search function to look for *.gnucash files.
But within GnuCash, do this: Try to open one of the files in your history list in the File menu. If it exists still in that same place, it will open, if not, it will tell you the URI of where it was expected to find it. This might give some clue as to where to go looking. (I just did this and discovered I had moved a file into a ‘finances’ subdirectory of its former location) If it opens successfully, but you need to know where it is stored, go to Find > Open and you’ll see above the file list is a button based ‘breadcrumb’ trail showing you the file path. Regards, Adrien > On Jan 24, 2019, at 6:38 PM, John Sears via gnucash-user > <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > Hi All, > > A few months ago, I moved the location of my GNUcash file (along with the > addressing of the associated linked files - you may remember a post about > this). I have been living a fairly hectic life since, moving country, > massively downsizing etc, and a fairly annoying pc problem. I am sure that > I did a lot of work on GNU Cash in Q4, but noticed the other day that all > of these transactions were missing and that my GNUCash was pointing at an old > GNUCash file. I've looked everywhere on my computer and USBs for the file > that I think might contain the transactions that I am sure I put in ( It was > a lot of work, so I don't want to just retype them again), but I just cannot > find the file. > > I notice that GNUCash highlights the last 4 files that have been opened ( > under the file tab) . Is there a way to see all the files that have been > opened historically and their location in the file directory. I just cannot > find the correct file or any logs for the data that I entered in Q4, and at > least if I know the possible paths, I might be able to ascertain if the data > has somehow managed to be deleted from that location, and then determine my > way forward > > > Thanks! > > john > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > 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 If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
