Might be slightly simpler way to do it -
Do normal work flows other than reconcile, save the file, turn off auto save of the file and then you can do your reconciling and if you have cold feet then you can exit GNC without saving the file. Next time you open GNC it will put you back to place where it saved last. This works for any type of transactions that you want to "check" before committing to live file. Don't forget to enable auto save again . ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2021 10:33:51 -0500 From: Michael or Penny Novack <stepbystepf...@comcast.net <mailto:stepbystepf...@comcast.net> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> Subject: Re: [GNC] clearing reconciled transactions Message-ID: <029268a3-d214-9f3e-b64b-1ff3bff25...@comcast.net <mailto:029268a3-d214-9f3e-b64b-1ff3bff25...@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed On 12/2/2021 8:36 AM, Billie-Internet wrote: > Good Morning, > My question seems simple but I am probably not searching the right key > words. > > Current gnucash 4.4 on windows 10. > > When reconciling the checkbook, sometimes I need to clear all the > transactions that are checked and start over. To this point , I am > unchecking one at a time. > Does anyone know of a way to uncheck all at once? > Thanks, Well there IS a way, but you are probably not going to like it. I would suggest it only if this is a frequent problem << like if when doing reconciliation, you are often having to redo a couple times till you get it right >> It is the GENERAL method of backing out changes. Immediately before beginning reconciliation do a save. Make a "checkpoint" copy of the file with a slightly different name (I usually do something like append a "q"). Proceed with the reconciliation process. If you find that you had to abort, close, delete the file,? copy back the "checkpoint" one (don't forget to also rename it back) and try again << remember, that "checkpoint" was made just before you reconciled anything. When you are done reconciling correctly, delete that "checkpoint" back-up copy. >> This is just a special case of how to prepare to back-out some change in advance of the change. Michael D Novack ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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.
