> Message: 8 > Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 22:05:53 +0000 > From: David Griffin <david.grif...@outlook.co.nz> > To: Colin Law <clan...@gmail.com> > Cc: David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com>, D > <sunfis...@yahoo.com>, Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] data file > Message-ID: > <kl1pr03mb18771d3c48584643b581567ba0...@kl1pr03mb1877.ap > cprd03.prod.outlook.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > That got it!! Thanks heaps. David > > Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> > > ________________________________ > From: Colin Law <clan...@gmail.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2018 9:15:06 AM > To: David Griffin > Cc: David Carlson; D; Gnucash Users > Subject: Re: [GNC] data file > > The accounts file will be in the same folder as the backups, with the name > starting the same as the backups. > > Colin > > On 25 May 2018 at 21:58, David Griffin > <david.grif...@outlook.co.nz<mailto:david.grif...@outlook.co.nz>> wrote: > Yes, I was opening the back-up and that is what caused the problem. The list I > thought is only shortcuts so the file must still be there somewhere. I had not > moved it from its default location where it was as originally saved but I don't > know where that is. > > Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> > > ________________________________ > From: D <sunfis...@yahoo.com<mailto:sunfis...@yahoo.com>> > Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2018 12:19:00 AM > To: David Griffin; David Carlson > Cc: Gnucash Users > Subject: Re: [GNC] data file > > A point that's been glossed over: if you've only created two Gnucash files, why > has the first one dropped off the previous files list? I think that the default for > that menu is four. That means your first file should still be there. Or have you > been opening other files as well (like maybe backups)? > > On May 25, 2018, at 9:52 AM, David Griffin > <david.grif...@outlook.co.nz<mailto:david.grif...@outlook.co.nz>> wrote: > > I am using Windows and searching has only produced the second account. > Cheers > > Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> > > ________________________________ > From: David Carlson > <david.carlson....@gmail.com<mailto:david.carlson....@gmail.com>> > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2018 3:12:53 PM > To: David Griffin > Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org<mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] data file > > You do not mention which OS you are using. If it is Windows or Linux you can > search for the data file name and then double click on the file name. I am not > sure about Mac OS. > > David C > > On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 9:47 PM, David Griffin > <david.grif...@outlook.co.nz<mailto:david.grif...@outlook.co.nz><mailto:davi > d.grif...@outlook.co.nz<mailto:david.grif...@outlook.co.nz>>> wrote: > I recently opened a second set of accounts with gnu cash. However, now the > first set of accounts has dropped off the list on the file menu and I cannot find it. > How do I get back into the first set? > > Cheers, David
Hi David, Glad you found your data file! Any idea why you didn't find it by searching? This is a regularly recurring problem, and I have an idea about another way to solve this next time. My idea is based on the fact that the list of recent files (in Windows) and their full pathname is kept in the Windows Registry in [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GSettings\org\gnucash\history]. You could restore, from a backup taken during the time you were using the missing data file, the registry files (C:\Windows\System32\config...) TO ANOTHER LOCATION and the examine them to determine where your missing file should be. I wasn't sure how to do that so I asked and received an answer: https://superuser.com/questions/1326122/how-to-restore-and-dump-a-windows-re gistry-without-overwriting-the-current-regis I know this is too technical for most users but for the reward of getting a missing data file back, it may be worth getting the help of a more technical friend. I'm going to soon release a new version of my BackupGnuCash app [1] which will include a dump of the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GSettings\org\gnucash registry entries as a .reg file, so it will soon be easier to find missing files if you use my tool. [1] https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Published_tools Regards, Chris Good _______________________________________________ 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.
