Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 197, Issue 15
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 daily incrementals backups. I don't use my Dropbox for too much else so I am nowhere near approaching my free storage limit with it. David - David Cousens -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 197, Issue 15
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 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 seems to > respond > to changes of the content directly as they occur and not work ona time > schedule. You do have to be careful not to have or leave files open on > multiple computers at the same time however. > > You do need to download and setup the requisite Dropbox daemons on each > machine and link them to the same Dropbox account but once that is done it > is almost totally transparent. Usually there is a link on the signin page > for Dropbox on the web which will download the app. Usually sense the OS > and > downloads the appropriate version. not familiar with Macs. Most Linux > distros have the dropbox daemon available for their software sources. > Windows 10i think you can also get from the store. > > Originally I copied my datafile to my dropbox account using the web > interface and then setup the Dropbox folder on each machine to sync to the > account on their server. Then used file open from within GnuCash to > navigate > to the local Dropbox account on each machine to open it. After that it > should Save to the local Dropbox account copy you opened it from which will > then sync to the server folder and in turn sync to the other computers. > > David Cousens > > > > - > David Cousens > -- > Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html > ___ > 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. > -- David Carlson ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 197, Issue 15
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 seems to respond to changes of the content directly as they occur and not work ona time schedule. You do have to be careful not to have or leave files open on multiple computers at the same time however. You do need to download and setup the requisite Dropbox daemons on each machine and link them to the same Dropbox account but once that is done it is almost totally transparent. Usually there is a link on the signin page for Dropbox on the web which will download the app. Usually sense the OS and downloads the appropriate version. not familiar with Macs. Most Linux distros have the dropbox daemon available for their software sources. Windows 10i think you can also get from the store. Originally I copied my datafile to my dropbox account using the web interface and then setup the Dropbox folder on each machine to sync to the account on their server. Then used file open from within GnuCash to navigate to the local Dropbox account on each machine to open it. After that it should Save to the local Dropbox account copy you opened it from which will then sync to the server folder and in turn sync to the other computers. David Cousens - David Cousens -- Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 197, Issue 15
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). It should either indicate that syncing is complete, or that it's still trying to sync. Don't shut down computer 1 until sync is finished ;-) To confirm the file was synced on computer 1, the icon in the notification area should also have an option like visit Dropbox.com. Click that (browser opens...) and navigate to the file. If it's not there, then it didn't sync. In the same icon, you can stop synching, then start synching. Dropbox will check the Dropbox folder on the computer and make sure it is synced with the cloud. At computer 2, you can check the Dropbox icon in the tray, if it says synching is complete, the file should be in the Dropbox folder. If not, you can stop synching on computer 2 and then start it synching again. It usually doesn't take this much micromanaging, but this is how you can do it if needed Kind regards, Greg Feneis (Pixel 3) On Thu, Aug 8, 2019, 11:30 Adrien Monteleone wrote: > 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 occasion of network hiccups during the save, and > avoiding any issues with GnuCash accessing remote file paths. > > So re-save the file on computer 1 in a folder on computer 1, then sync > that folder to Dropbox. > > On computer 2, link the synced folder on Dropbox to a similarly named > folder. > > When you save on computer 1, it will save locally, then sync to cloud. > > When you open computer 2, it will sync from cloud and then GnuCash will > open locally. > > When you save on computer 2, the same process will happen in reverse. > > Other still current users of GnuCash and Dropbox might have other/better > recommendations. > > Regards, > Adrien > > p.s. - when replying to a digest, please copy/paste the subject you are > replying to as your subject (rather than gnucash-user Digest, Vol 197, > Issue 15) and trim the quoted material to the relevant discussion, or if > starting a new topic, don’t use the reply button, use the compose/write/new > button and simply send the message to gnucash-user@gnucash.org, your > e-mail client will likely have this saved already for autocompletion. > > > On Aug 8, 2019, at 12:49 PM, Bob Sisk wrote: > > > > 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 been updated. Should I click “save as” and direct to Dropbox when > closing the program and then navigating to that file in Dropbox and opening > it? Is there a way to auto sync the data file to both computers? Or is > there a totally different and better approach to do this? Help appreciated. > > > > Robert L Sisk > > sisk@gmail.com > > > ___ > 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.
Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 197, Issue 15
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 occasion of network hiccups during the save, and avoiding any issues with GnuCash accessing remote file paths. So re-save the file on computer 1 in a folder on computer 1, then sync that folder to Dropbox. On computer 2, link the synced folder on Dropbox to a similarly named folder. When you save on computer 1, it will save locally, then sync to cloud. When you open computer 2, it will sync from cloud and then GnuCash will open locally. When you save on computer 2, the same process will happen in reverse. Other still current users of GnuCash and Dropbox might have other/better recommendations. Regards, Adrien p.s. - when replying to a digest, please copy/paste the subject you are replying to as your subject (rather than gnucash-user Digest, Vol 197, Issue 15) and trim the quoted material to the relevant discussion, or if starting a new topic, don’t use the reply button, use the compose/write/new button and simply send the message to gnucash-user@gnucash.org, your e-mail client will likely have this saved already for autocompletion. > On Aug 8, 2019, at 12:49 PM, Bob Sisk wrote: > > 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 been > updated. Should I click “save as” and direct to Dropbox when closing the > program and then navigating to that file in Dropbox and opening it? Is there > a way to auto sync the data file to both computers? Or is there a totally > different and better approach to do this? Help appreciated. > > Robert L Sisk > sisk@gmail.com ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 197, Issue 15
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 been updated. Should I click “save as” and direct to Dropbox when closing the program and then navigating to that file in Dropbox and opening it? Is there a way to auto sync the data file to both computers? Or is there a totally different and better approach to do this? Help appreciated. Robert L Sisk sisk@gmail.com > On Aug 8, 2019, at 11:00 AM, gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org wrote: > > Send gnucash-user mailing list submissions to >gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at >gnucash-user-ow...@gnucash.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of gnucash-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Gnucash fails to run after upgrade from Ubuntu 14.04 to > 16.04 (Geert Janssens) > 2. Integrated documentation for GnuCash (FREIGHBER TRANSLOADERS) > 3. Newbie (S. Sliackus) > 4. Re: Gnucash fails to run after upgrade from Ubuntu 14.04 to > 16.04 (James E) > 5. Re: Newbie (Rich Shepard) > 6. Re: Setting up a new accounting scheme in GnuCash > (Frank ter Braak) > 7. Re: Setting up a new accounting scheme in GnuCash > (Christopher Lam) > 8. Re: Newbie (Mike or Penny Novack) > 9. Re: Gnucash fails to run after upgrade from Ubuntu 14.04 to > 16.04 (James E) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 10:16:18 +0200 > From: Geert Janssens > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Gnucash fails to run after upgrade from Ubuntu >14.04 to 16.04 > Message-ID: <3281791.952hr9h...@legolas.kobaltwit.lan> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Op donderdag 8 augustus 2019 08:41:33 CEST schreef James E: >> I used to run Gnucash 2.6.12 in Ubuntu 14.04 . >> >> I upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04. During the upgrade I was asked if I wanted >> to keep several Gnucash files/piece of information ? one of which was >> the Alpha Advantage API key . I replied that I did . >> >> The upgrade appeared to have finished successfully . All of the >> programmes/applications worked but with one exception ? Gnucash. >> >> The Gnucash loading screen and the tip of the day showed up for a several >> seconds >> and both disappeared again. >> >> I then decided to install Gnucash from the Ubuntu Software centre ? >> hoping that this would be compatible with 16.04 . So I removed the >> existing Gnucash using the Ubuntu Software centre and installed Gnucash . >> >> This failed in the same way - the Gnucash loading screen and the tip of the >> day showed up for a several seconds and both disappeared again. >> >> I found from research that Ubuntu repositories usually contain a version of >> Gnucash that is a release or two behind the latest stable version and that >> Gnucash 2.6.12 is included in Ubuntu 16.04 ? this is the same Gnucash >> version as I was using in Ubuntu 14.04 . >> >> >> I give below the terminal output when I tried to run Gnucash : >> >> jm@jm-OptiPlex-9020:~$ gnucash >> ;;; note: auto-compilation is enabled, set GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 >> ;;; or pass the --no-auto-compile argument to disable. >> ;;; compiling /usr/share/gnucash/scm/gnucash/business-gnome.scm >> ;;; compiling /usr/share/gnucash/scm/gnucash/report/business-reports.scm >> ;;; WARNING: compilation of >> /usr/share/gnucash/scm/gnucash/report/business-reports.scm failed: >> ;;; ERROR: In procedure #: Unbound variable: >> gnc:menuname-business-reports >> ;;; WARNING: compilation of >> /usr/share/gnucash/scm/gnucash/business-gnome.scm failed: >> ;;; ERROR: In procedure #: Unbound variable: >> gnc:menuname-business-reports >> Backtrace: >> In ice-9/boot-9.scm: >> 157: 11 [catch #t # ...] >> In unknown file: >> ?: 10 [apply-smob/1 #] >> ?: 9 [call-with-input-string "(gnc:report-menu-setup)" ...] >> In ice-9/boot-9.scm: >> 2401: 8 [save-module-excursion #> ice-9/eval-string.scm:65:9 ()>] >> In ice-9/eval-string.scm: >> 44: 7 [read-and-eval # #:lang ...] >> 37: 6 [lp (gnc:report-menu-setup)] >> In gnucash/report/report-gnome.scm: >> 155: 5 [gnc:report-menu-setup] >> In unknown file: >> ?: 4 [gnc-hook-run "hook_report" ()] >> In ice-9/eval.scm: >> 387: 3 [eval # #] >> 387: 2 [eval # #] >> 393: 1 [eval # #> 561137149870>] >> In unknown file: >> ?: 0 [memoize-variable-access! # #] >> >> ERROR: In procedure memoize-variable-access!: >> ERROR:
