You probably should hang onto the log files, until you have BOTH a good file and a good backup of that file. You might want to keep some recent set of log files, just in case something happens.
At Fri, 22 Jul 2022 12:51:01 -0500 Phyllis Bruce <pobruc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you Adrien, and Glenn > > I'd much prefer to keep the file local. I just discovered I can choose to > NOT sync a folder to dropbox so I carefully navigated to the GnuCash folder > on my PC and made that change. I will re-import by month henceforth. I've > already done the hard work of figuring where stuff goes so it should be > easier this time. I'll also decrease the autosave interval. > > Once I have a good file, do I need to keep the log files? They pile up in > a double quick hurry. > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 12:16 PM Adrien Monteleone < > adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > > Someone else can help with the logfile, and it *should* replay your > > steps, but I'd offer two suggestions for a different workflow: > > > > 1. copy the file locally first, then open it. (other users of DropBox > > may have additional/alternative practices to help with sync issues) > > > > 2. Import, match & reconcile one month at a time then save. Doing this > > in smaller batches has two advantages: the matcher is trained as you go, > > this means less editing work on your part, and more accurate match > > guesses on GnuCash's part; the incremental saves mean should a crash > > happen, you lose less work. > > > > Another option is to switch to the SQLite backend rather than the > > default XML. Of course, XML should work, but SQLite does instant saves, > > so if there is a crash, your at most likely to lose the last > > edit/import, etc. (and so doing things in smaller batches also means > > less lost work, without even having to remember to save.) > > > > Regards, > > Adrien > > > > On 7/22/22 11:29 AM, Phyllis Bruce wrote: > > > Imported and matched all the years transactions for a credit card. Then > > > hit the reconcile button. Crash! > > > On trying to get back in I received a message that talked about > > > bounceback? I'm sorry, I didn't write it down, but when I tried to > > reopen > > > it said that someone else might be using the file and the path to DROPBOX > > > was shown. I possibly made a mistake in choosing to open anyway - > > because > > > 4 hours of work have apparently disappeared. > > > > > > Dropbox has a log file timestamp is 10:51 (the log also exists on my > > local > > > drive). That is about the time of the crash. Could it possibly be of > > help > > > in restoring all my work or do I need to do it over again? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > -- Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 GV: 978-633-5364 Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services hel...@deepsoft.com -- Webhosting Services _______________________________________________ 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.
