I don't use this feature, but the documentation very clearly states: "Auto-save time interval: This field sets the number of minutes between each automatic saving of the file. Set to 0 to disable the auto-save feature."
This (and the name of the preference) would strongly suggest that the feature is supposed to, ahem, *save* the file in question, and not just toss up a reminder. But, I'm sure I've misread things. David T. On October 1, 2026 8:50:27 PM GMT+05:30, David Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: >iirc, auto save is only a reminder, not an action. However, you should be >able to import transactions entered after the last manual save using the >replay logs feature. > >On Thu, Oct 1, 2026 at 7:56 AM scum buster via gnucash-user < >[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have my gnucash set to autosave every 5 minutes..... >> >> However, I have found that if I leave it running and unattended, if I >> did not manually click "save" in whatever account I am working in, if >> windows does a forced restart, I lose whatever transactions I did since >> the last save. >> >> I try and remember every time to click "save"... but sometimes I guess I >> still forget. >> >> Why isnt the auto-save function working though? >> >> Version: 5.10 >> Build ID: 5.10+(2024-12-14) >> >> Thanks folks >> >> >> -- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> www.avast.com >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> 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. >> > > >-- >David Carlson >_______________________________________________ >gnucash-user mailing list >[email protected] >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 [email protected] 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.
