Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I will try these out and it would appear that my concerns will be solved.
Much appreciated. Daryl Hillgrove. On Fri, 23 Dec 2022, 12:02 pm Stan Brown, <the_stan_br...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > > On 2022-12-22 16:34, Daryl Hillgrove wrote: > > Can a simple backup function be added to gnucash? > > > > I am very concerned that if my computer fails I will lose all my data. I > > want to store the backup data to external storage such as a memory stick. > > You say "simple", but it would be complex to create some backup software > that would do what you want but also do the many things that other > people want. And it would have to work on both Macs and Windows PCs, > which would be pretty hard. > > This is why backup programs are a class by themselves -- different > people choose the one that suits their needs. > > Your concern about losing your data if your computer crashes is quite > reasonable. But surely your GnuCash data file is not the only thing you > would hate to lose? If you're like most people, you have other precious > records on your computer. The best approach is to look at backup > programs and choose a good one, then let it back up your GnuCash data > among all your other data. > > On the other hand, if truly the only thing you care about is backing up > your GnuCash data, surely it's pretty easy to plug in the USB stick, > open File Manager (or whatever the Mac calls it), and drag your GnuCash > data file to the USB stick. > > Stan Brown > Tehachapi, CA, USA > https://BrownMath.com > _______________________________________________ > 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.
