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Bug 638858 - Configuration Option for Backup Location
Configuration Option for Backup Location
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: GnuCash
Classification: Other
Component: User Interface General
2.4.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: David Hampton
Chris Shoemaker
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-01-06 20:02 UTC by David
Modified: 2018-06-29 22:51 UTC
See Also:
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Description David 2011-01-06 20:02:07 UTC 
It would be nice to have the option to place Gnucash-generated backup files in a designated folder. This configuration setting might best appear on the same Preferences tab as the Delete Backup Files preference. The preference pane could display:
- the active backup folder (defaulting to the data file location), 
- a folder selection widget, and 
- a Select button to implement the change
Comment 1 Christian Stimming 2011-01-11 12:06:09 UTC 
See also "Bug 619119 - Can we write log files into seperate directory?"
Comment 2 jeff 2016-04-28 23:36:08 UTC 
Yes this would be a great option!

Is is also listed on the GnuCash Feature Requests here:
https://gnucash.uservoice.com/forums/101223-feature-request/suggestions/1470507-configuration-option-for-backup-location
Comment 3 smconvey 2017-03-16 19:20:07 UTC 
The following files are in the "books" directory:

Name.YYYYMMDDXXXXXX.gnucash
Name.YYYYMMDDXXXXXX.gnucash.YYYYMMDDXXXXXX.log
Name.YYYYMMDDXXXXXX.gnucash.YYYYMMDDXXXXXX.gnucash

Is there a way to configure either of the following?
1) each file type to be in a separate directory. 
2) the most recent of each to be in one directory and the remaining to be in a "books archive" directory

Having all these filed jumbled together is not user friendly.
Comment 4 John Ralls 2018-06-29 22:51:08 UTC 
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