Presumably those are PDF copies of the results of running the reports on prior years, which the OP now wants to do on the current year.
> On Jan 26, 2018, at 1:22 AM, Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > 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. > 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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