Editing the registry can be potentially dangerous; it would be much safer to rename or delete the file and then GnuCash will ask if it should remove it from the Most Recently Used (MRU) list (per the previous answer).
On Sat, Sep 14, 2024 at 4:22 PM Murugan Mariappan < m.muruganan...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Let me try to understand, if you want to change the name of the company , > you dont need to go to "New setup for hierarchy". You can change the name > of the company in File->Options > > If you want to delete recent files appearing in the bottom of File menu > you can delete it from the registry > Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GSettings\org\gnucash\GnuCash\history > (please be careful while editing) registry) > > > Saludos Cordiales > > > Murugan > > ________________________________ > From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+m.muruganandam= > hotmail....@gnucash.org> on behalf of Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> > Sent: 14 September 2024 17:32 > To: Heidi Latch <halatch1...@comcast.net> > Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Heidi latch Gnucash- help > > Hi Heidi, > > On Sat, September 14, 2024 2:45 pm, Heidi Latch wrote: > > Derek, > > Thank you for giving me your email address. It is sooo hard to get an > > answer on "Gnucash Mailing list" > > While I am happy to answer emails, please ask your questions on the > gnucash-user mailing list. I don't understand why you feel it is "sooo > hard" -- when you ask there you get the benefit of hundreds of people to > potentially answer your question. Also, when you keep it on the list, you > can benefit others who may have the same problem you have. > > Moreover, keeping it on the list will be more likely to get you an answer > from someone who actually knows how to solve the problem. When you send > an email off-list, the recipient may not have any idea how to answer you, > or may not even be around to answer in a timely fashion. > > So please keep questions (and responses) on the list. > > > When i hit "file" and look down and see that I had created 4 companies, > > when i was really just trying to edit the name of an existing company. > > So every time I tried going into "New set up for hierchy" it created a > > new account. Stupid me. how do I get rid of just 2 of these accounts? > > And they do all have some transactions posted to them, but i dont care > > cause I've been just practicing with them, learning the system. > > The best way to remove a file from your recents list is to actually remove > the file from your folder. Drag it to trash, or otherwise dispose of it. > If you do that, GnuCash will ask if you want to remove it from the Recent > History. > > Or you can just ignore them. Gnucash will automatically open the most > recently used file. So if you have "test 1", "test 2", "test 3" and "my > data file", if you File -> Open "my data file" and then exit GnuCash, the > next time you open GnuCash it will open "my data file". > > Hope this helps, > > > Thanks, > > Heidi Latch > > -derek > > -- > Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 > de...@ihtfp.com > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ihtfp.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cfcca3eeb1ea646bc9fd008dcd4fc9315%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638619428483906374%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UDlKCsr0Voph20VEQKyfDYZ2I7JyPMIqrh9VanfWS8A%3D&reserved=0 > <http://www.ihtfp.com/> > Computer and Internet Security Consultant > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.gnucash.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fgnucash-user&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cfcca3eeb1ea646bc9fd008dcd4fc9315%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638619428483918875%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=i%2B32%2B5Uhr9XNGtb%2B8259Sa%2BOA9dkD6nWPo5VGvSjSW4%3D&reserved=0 > <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. > -- _________________________________ 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.
