On 8/27/2023 6:47 AM, Mahon Finbar via gnucash-user wrote:
I may have had finger problems, but, as I said the number of GNU files
makes it difficult to focus in.
Thanks for the advice, Barry
Barry, You seem to have a number of problems, so let's address them
separately.
"The number of GNU files" seems to be one problem making it hard for you
to find your data file (your books) which itself became a problem only
because you did not choose a name for this file in the first place. But
let's just address the "number of files" (the plethora of "backup" and
"log" files created in pairs each time you do a save.
How many are retained is YOUR choice. You do not have a multitude of
these files except that you chose to keep a multitude.
New users should always investigate the choices available to them
instead of just diving in with a new app. Yes I understand, you are not
new in the sense that you have been using gnucash for a while. But
please do go back and look at the retention choices for "log" and
"backup" (that's "in the current session" and should NOT be understood
in the context of your normal backup of user data). I believe you will
find you had choices to limit how many, either by number of versions or
age (date). When I say "you had a choice" you need to remember that not
choosing, accepting the default of "keep all forever" is a choice.
There also seems to be a problem more general than gnucash with regard
to what a "user" is on computers. As far as the computer is concerned,
you as "administrator" and you as "Barry" (or whatever name you chose as
an ordinary user log in) as NOT the same human. As far as the computer
is concerned, different people. That's natural since all modern computer
OSs allow multiple people to use a single computer. If you have been
using gnucash as two separate people (as far as the computer is
concerned) you can expect to have problems finding "your" data (in which
user's data area is it)
Michael D Novack
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