James
https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/basics-backup1.html The info https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations is also useful for backing up user preferences and things like customized reports. To back up to a USB drive on Linux Mint, the drive should appear in the file manager (icon that looks like a filing cabinet folder in the LH panel of the Menu) once you have plugged it in and it is mounted. Navigate to andelect the folder containing the data file Ctr-c to copy it. Navigate to the USB hard drive and select a suitable directory to keep your backups in on the Hard drive and Ctrl-v to paste a copy there (or use the Edit items in the menu). How to do actually backups is an operating system issue and not really a GnuCash issue. Gnucash's internal backup, logfiles and restore capability are primarily about recovering from a datafile corrupted by a GnuCash program crash, rather than general computer failures like a hard disk failure. There are any number of articles on general computer backup strategies on the internet depending on the facilities you have available and how much you want to spend setting it up. A good practice is at least a backup to another local device in your home (USB disk, NAS, another computer) and a backup to an offsite facility to protect you if your house burns down for example (USB stick kept by a relative ot cloud facility) On Linux you can create "cron" jobs to schedule automatic backups if this is useful. For example I backup critical files to a cloud storage as well as local network storage on my LAN automatically daily and synchronize files between my laptop and desktop with Unison whenever they are connected so there are always multiple copies of my most recent datafile. My NAS is separately backedp up to cloud storage. David Cousens On Wed, 2022-08-10 at 23:07 +0000, James Baxter via gnucash-user wrote: > > Does anybody know how to make a backup of your hard drive. I am looking to > back up Gnucash for the most part. I have a drive that i can plug into the USB > port. > ThanksJames baxterkangaro...@yahoo.com > On Wednesday, August 10, 2022, 12:00:27 PM EDT, > gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org <gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org> wrote: > > Send gnucash-user mailing list submissions to > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gnucash-user-ow...@gnucash.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of gnucash-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Build From Source Near Impossible (flywire) > 2. Re: Banks with OFX or CSV account data downloads (Tom Browder) > 3. Possible Bug in Credit Note Display (Robert Simmons) > 4. Monthly period in charts should use end-of-month values, not > start (Colin Arndt) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:58:46 +1000 > From: flywire <flywi...@gmail.com> > To: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: [GNC] Build From Source Near Impossible > Message-ID: > <CAOthWL3yqfvVaV6aJ8ofQhLH7ZhV-NqcY5gTKC4T6Vtj6Dd=+w...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Re: https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2022-July/102045.html > > You're correct that the Python bindings aren't included. > > I'd be happy with a non-standard download available that included the > bindings. It wouldn't need gui support. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 05:19:27 -0500 > From: Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> > To: Tracy <gnul...@vbot.org> > Cc: "gnucash-user@gnucash.org" <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Banks with OFX or CSV account data downloads > Message-ID: > <CAFMGiz_RrshF8OdkvBCBa9xXoMskQuXnoBxnyVcgpt_9=hc...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 00:00 Tracy <gnul...@vbot.org> wrote: > > > As with so many things, your mileage may vary, but... > > Thanks so much, Tracy?that?s very helpful. Some of those banks are in my > area. > > -Tom > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:18:42 -0400 > From: Robert Simmons <rsimmo...@gmail.com> > To: Mailing List Gnucash <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: [GNC] Possible Bug in Credit Note Display > Message-ID: > <CA+QLa9Bk9=d5wUCdLqF4t04pLtJGTQ633k2Ow=crtncukxq...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > In the Entries part of an open credit note tab, the row focus can be > assigned by clicking on a row. This changes the selected row from green to > yellow. Also, it changes the value in the Subtotal column to zero. This > appears to just be a software defect in the display: there are no changes > made to the underlying data in the database. If you select a different row, > the previously selected row's subtotal returns to normal and the newly > selected row's subtotal changes to zero. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:57:56 -0400 > From: Colin Arndt <colinfar...@gmail.com> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: [GNC] Monthly period in charts should use end-of-month > values, not start > Message-ID: <0f880b41-780d-49a5-957e-29c50c5ab...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Hello fellow GnuCashers, > > I?ve used GnuCash very happily the last few years - it?s a fantastic > application with superlative support from both the developers and fellow users > on this list. But here?s my issue. > > Today I created a bar chart report tracking my cash across bank accounts over > time. > > When using Month as the period (step size), the report returns the balance at > the start of the month, not the end. > > I was looking at the bar for January of this year, confused why it didn?t > include a bonus I got at work. It took me a moment to realize the report used > January 1st balances. Therefore, that deposit wasn?t reflected until February. > This means when interpreting the bar values, I have to mentally shift them all > back one month. > > Another example. If I want to see the cash balance at the end of 2021, I have > to look at the January 2022 bar, not the December 2021 one. > > Do you see my point? In some cases I can see this making sense, but not for > this use case. A period?s balance should be calculated from the end of the > period, not the start. > > Could an option be added to use the end of a period vs the start? > > Thanks for considering, > Colin > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > 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. > > > ------------------------------ > > End of gnucash-user Digest, Vol 233, Issue 34 > ********************************************* > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > 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 To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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