Re: [GNC] Difficulty in migrating Gnucash to second computer
On 04/01/2020 22:36, Nic Deane wrote: Dear David, Thank you so much for a great, simple answer! I found that whereas before (for whatever reason) all my gnucash files were just sitting (all laid out) in my Documents directory they were now all grouped in a Gnucash directory. When I opened that directory I found them all there and went immediately to the .gnucash file. I then copied this Gnucash directory over to my netbook. When I opened .gnucash file with Gnucash in the netbook everything all came together and, voila, everything is there - reports and all. This took me all of five minutes! Thank you so much! How good it is to be able to ask questions of knowledgeable folk and they come back to you so quickly. How amazing is the Linux and Gnucash community! Wishing you God's richest blessing in 2020, Nic Deane On 04/01/2020 21:27, David Cousens wrote: Nic The .gnucash directory only contains user meta data about your preferences in using GnuCash and any stored reports etc. The section in the Books subdirectory is again only meta data and not the actual data file. The actual data file will be somewhere else in your home directory where you saved it when you first opend GnuCash on the first computer. If you created a subdirectory for your gnucash datafile (recommended practice) that subdirectory can have any name you give it but it will contain files of the following formats: .gnucash; .log; .gnucash; There should be only one .gnucash file but there may be several of the .log; .gnucash; files with different values of the timestamp. These are log files and backup files respectively created each time the program is opened. The timestamps have a "mmddhhmmss" format. You may also see files with a .LNK and .LCK extension which are used to prevent the file being opened by more than one user or more than one instance of the program accidentally. If you can open the data file in GnuCash the .gnucash should be displayed in the title bar. You can then search your home directory for .gnucash to locate where it is stored in Nemo. It is the contents of this directory that need to be copied to a new machine. I use my accounts with several different users on two Linux Mint computers and one Windows 10 box by storing them in a Dropbox accessible from each account on each computer. If you use customized reports and you want to migrate them or make them available on more than one machine you should also copy the hidden .gnucash directory if you are using a GnuCash version earlier than I think 2.6.19. In a few late 2.6 and 2.7 versions and in all 3.x versions the metadata is stored under $HOME/.local/share/gnucash as explained in the wiki https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations Another alternative to using dropbox is to use a file synchronization program like Unison which is available for Linux, Windows and Macs to synchronize your data and configs on several machines. This however can cause confusion as to which computer has the most up to date files on it which is why I use the Dropbox for the datafile and only sync my user preferences with Unison. 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. ___ 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.
[GNC] Difficulty in migrating Gnucash to second computer
I am running Gnucash on my desktop computer but when I try to migrate my files to my little netbook I can't seem to do it. I used to do it easily by going to Documents and then copying all the gnucash files across. However, under Version: 3.8 Build ID: 3.8b+(2019-12-29) I don't seem to see any of the familiar gnucash files in my Documents folder. There is an .gnucash hidden file containing 8 items, totalling 45.4 kB but not all the files I am used to seeing. The Books folder contains my two items 2017 onwards.gnucash.gcm (7.5kb) and Retirement Home Accounts.gnucash.gcm (2.5kB). But, when I try to migrate this directory to my netbook all I get is *'No suitable backend was found for /media/nic/USB STICK/.gnucash/books/2017 onwards.gnucash.gcm'* My desktop is an ACEPC AK2 mini computer running Linux Mint 19.3, Cinnamon 4.4.6, Linux kernel 5.0.0-37-generic, Intel© Celeron© CPU J3455 @ 1.50GHz × 4, 7.6 GiB memory. My netbook is a Samsung NC 110 running Linux Mint 19.3 MATE 1.22.2, Intel Atom N2800 @ 1.86 GHz x 4 with 1.9 GiB memory. Migrating used to be a doddle before but I'm stumped now! Can you help me? Many thanks, in advance, Nic Deane ___ 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.
[GNC] Cancel the current transaction Button not working in my Gnucash 2.6.19 Linux Mint 19 upgrade [SOLVED]
Thanks to an amazingly quick response from John Ralls my question has been answered! Great to have such an effective forum for gnucash. Thanks again to John and to you guys at Gnucash! Best regards, Nic Deane ___ 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.
[GNC] Cancel the current transaction Button not working in my Gnucash 2.6.19 Linux Mint 19 upgrade
Dear friends, I have been using Gnucash as my personal banking account checking system for many years now and think it is a brilliant system. Many thanks! When I upgraded from Linux Mint 18.3 to Linux Mint 19 and restarted my Gnucash accounts all has been fine. However, when I enter a Split transaction and try to _Cancel the current transaction_ (usually Imbalance-GBP) the _Button_ doesn't seem to work anymore. It always worked a dream before and took out that line. It doesn't make any difference to the accounting because when I check my Trial Balance ledger the Imbalance-GBP is still zero and, therefore, makes no difference to my accounting, but this is just a bit frustrating. Is anyone else having the same problem? Great to be able to join the mailing list and ask this very simple question. Linux is always so good for simpletons like me. Many thanks, Nic Deane ___ 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.
