I initially configured GnuCash for periodic backups, but found the disruption annoying. You are free to save the file at will, and, yes, if the file is "dirty" you'll get a reminder when you exit the program.
-----Original Message----- From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+john.layman=ieee....@gnucash.org> On Behalf Of R Losey Sent: Monday, October 31, 2022 11:15 AM To: Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> Subject: Re: [GNC] XML or database? That helps - thanks! I assume that if I attempt to quit GnuCash with unsaved data, it will remind me to save... but the current indications of unsaved data files have been sufficient to remind me to save the data. If you have data going back 15 years, I'm just getting started with 6 years (heh). On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 8:31 AM Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, October 31, 2022 9:14 am, R Losey wrote: > > This question may have been asked before, but I'm relatively new to > > this mailing list. > > > > Is there any advantage to switching to the database format? Would it > > use less space? My ".gnucash" file is about 1.5M currently, and > > opening it takes mere seconds. > > The main advantage of using the SQL backend is that all changes are > "saved" immediately, so you wont lose data because you "forgot to save" > > But no, the DB is most definitely NOT smaller; the XML file is > compressed on save, so that 1.5MB would probably be more like 10-20MB of DB. > > > Long ago in my Quicken days, I would generally keep about 3 years of > data > > and then "archive" transactions older than that... I don't know if > GnuCash > > has (or needs) any similar feature. > > For what it's worth, I have data going back to like 2007 in my file. > GnuCash does not really have an "archive" function (although there > have been 3rd party tools that do that. > > Hope that helps! > > _________________________________ > > Richard Losey > > rlo...@gmail.com > > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > -derek > > -- > Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 > de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com > Computer and Internet Security Consultant > > -- _________________________________ Richard Losey rlo...@gmail.com Micah 6:8 _______________________________________________ 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. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
