I have no idea what he means by having PDFs of his reports ‘saved’ in GnuCash. The only thing I can save are report configurations. Not sure what’s going on there…
Regards, Adrien > On Jan 26, 2018, at 12:16 AM, David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > The saved reports-2.4 folder is in the .GnuCash (hidden) folder in the user > directory as described in the WIKI where other program specific settings are > stored. > > However, the OP should have kept printouts or electronic backups such as > PDFs, so the custom reports would not be needed. > > David C > > On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 12:07 AM, Adrien Monteleone > <adrien.montele...@gmail.com <mailto:adrien.montele...@gmail.com>> wrote: > I just had #2 happen to me recently. > > It was the result of not being careful in using the command line to delete a > folder. I inadvertently deleted a large portion of my "~/Library/Application > Support" folder. (I’m on a Mac, not sure of the location for Linux or MS) > > I realized what a I did after about a second or two, and managed to kill the > rm process, but it was too late. That bugger was fast. Naturally, I happened > to be so careless while in-between a physical volume change on my Time > Machine backup, (the last one died 6 months ago and I haven’t had the scratch > for a new one) thus I had no way to restore anything and lost several months > worth of preferences. (Contacts wiped out entirely, that was rough) > > My GnuCash register data was all intact, because I store it in my User > folder, but my saved report configurations, as well as some custom reports I > obtained on this list were all gone.(luckily, I saved a copy of those reports > to a special User folder, so I didn’t have to go hunting the list archives > for them) > > Perhaps something (or someone) either removed those similar files on Mike’s > computer or else caused them to not be found where they were expected by > GnuCash. > > I’m not sure if the naming conventions hold across platforms, but at least > the saved-report config for me is called "saved-reports-2.4”. If a file > search for that name turns something up, he might be able to get those > configs back. > > > Regards, > Adrien > > > On Jan 25, 2018, at 11:28 PM, DaveC49 <davidcous...@bigpond.com > > <mailto:davidcous...@bigpond.com>> wrote: > > > > Mike, > > > > 1. it is unlikely but it is possible to unset the reconciliation status but > > a warning with an opt out of the change is issued before it is changed and > > it is possible to edit a reconciled split of a transaction but you will > > normally get a warning even if the split you are editing is not into a > > reconciled account. The most likely possiblity is that you may have opened > > one of the backup files from before the reconciliation rather than the main > > file. The mainfile will be <filname>.gnucash while the backup files have a > > format <filename>.gnucash.<timestamp>.gnucash where <timestamp> looks like > > "20161215163750". Each time a backup file is created (when gnucash is > > closed) a corresponding log file is created > > <filename>.gnucash.<timestamp>.log. If you find files with a format > > <filename>.gnucash.<timestamp>.gnucash.<timestamp).gnucash (or log) it is > > highly likely you have opened up a backup file in error at some point. (I > > lost 3 months of reconciliations through doing this recently). > > > > The other files you can expect to see in the data directory will be > > <filename>.gnucash.LCK ( a lock file to prevent the file being opened > > more than once) and a <filename>.gnucash.<random string>.<random > > number>.LNK. These are normal > > > > 2. Unsure of what is happening here. I have just saved a custom report using > > Reports->Save Report Configuration > > and recalled it using > > Reports->Saved Report Configuration. > > > > After closing Gnucash and Reopening the report is still there so the > > mechanism is fine. I wonder if your problem may be related to a similar > > possibility as 1 where an earlier backup file has been opened as the main > > file? As far as i can tell the saved reports are in the main gnucash file > > (I couldn't find them elsewhereon my Linux setup). > > > > 3. Yes there is a mechanism for period end. Tools->Close Book. (see > > https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-help/tool-close-book.html > > <https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-help/tool-close-book.html>) in > > the Gnucash Help manual > > (https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-help/help.html > > <https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-help/help.html>). This should > > create transactions to zero the income and expense accounts to Equity as > > described in the documentation referenced. There is much discussion about > > whether this is necessary in Gnucash as the reports can be set to generate > > for any specified period but if you have a pedantic accountant it is there. > > > > Setting in stone is another question. Any computer file on a read/write > > medium is always alterable ( any file locking only helps with accidental > > writing not a deliberate attempt to change the file). Most people drop a > > copy of their file as it is when the financial reports are generated onto a > > readonly medium like CDROM, DVD and store that as a set in stone copy of the > > state of the finances at that time. You will also find a lot of discussion > > of this issue in the forum archives. > > > > David > > > > David > > > > > > > > ----- > > David Cousens > > -- > > Sent from: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html > > <http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GnuCash-User-f1415819.html> > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > <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 > gnucash-user@gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > <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 gnucash-user@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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