Thanks for replies.   1) My approach was to leave the GNC backup process as is 
and handle the files only (moving them out of the base dir).   2) I have many 
other files also in a folder where my budget database file resists, so I wanted 
to move backups instantly.   3) I also wanted not to create custom shortcuts 
which can break (if you move your database file) and you have to remember to 
open GNC with the shortcut only.   So the idea is to set this up once and 
forget – which means later "open/use GNC as you like, let the system run 
the task *automagically* whenever GNC is started (and end the task whenever it 
is closed/killed) and move the backup files *automagically* to keep the folder 
clean" (there are instructions inside the script) :)  Regards,  Char 
5.08.2022 17:12 Jack Lockard <  jelock...@outlook.com >:  You can also 
use a batch file to accomplish the task of moving the backup and log files. I 
have a batch file named "Start GNUcash.bat" that contains the 
following:   @ECHO OFF  ECHO Starting GNUcash  START "Starting GNUcash" 
/WAIT "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\bin\gnucash.exe"  ECHO GNUcash 
closed  MOVE "C:\data file location\*.gnucash.*.gnucash" "C:\Backup 
file location"  MOVE "C:\data file location\*.log" "C:\Backup 
file location"  PAUSE  @ECHO ON  EXIT   The START command starts GNUcash 
and waits for it to close. Once it closes, it moves the backup and log files to 
the backup folder.  Obviously you would need to change the data file and backup 
file locations to suit your system. The file location spec does not need to be 
enclosed in quotes if there is no "White Space" in the file spec. Note 
that you cannot simply use "*.gnucash" for the backup file as that 
would move the main data file as well, so it must be 
"*.gnucash.*.gnucash".   Jack    -----Original Message-----  From: 
gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+jelockard=outlook....@gnucash.org> On 
Behalf Of Glenn Fowler   Thank you for sharing.  I do my backups with PS as 
well but just do a once daily run and check the file hash for changes. If 
it's changed then copy.   On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 6:47 PM GNC mailinglist 
<fly...@10g.pl> wrote:   Hi,    I'm new to GnuCash but, yep, I was 
disappointed by the multiple  backup and log files cluttering the directory 
where the main budget  file is stored. I've searched and found out nobody 
even made a  workaround. So I wrote a Powershell (Windows) script watching 
folder  for new files and moving them to another folder. Take a look at →    
github.com  nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com 
https://github.com/Kaligula0/FolderWatcher   .  The file has an  explanation 
but feel free to comment here or file a bug there.    Best  regards, Char
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