I would like my logs and backup files saved in a different directory than my main gnucash file so that my directories are more organized. From Preferences > General, I'm able to set how long I want to retain log/backup files, but not where they're outputted. Could someone please help me change the output directory of these files? Thanks in advance!
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Unfortunately, it looks like there currently isn't any capability to do this from GNUCash
From their Backup Design docs (albeit this is a bit outdated considering this FileIOP.h file was removed since 2001, it appears that the capability was never implemented based on a quick code review)
Proposed design changes: Allow user to configure which directory backups should be put into. (currently, this is same as current directory). Requires changes to engine FileIOP.h as well as GUI.
Another way you can accomplish this is to use a tool like FreeFileSync, create a batch job that copies over the backup files & schedule that using cron or Windows Task Scheduler depending on what OS you're on.
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That's unfortunate and sounds like more work than I'm willing to put in for this feature. I'll just continue to have the backup files clutter my current directory. Thanks for letting me know though. – zyxwvu Jan 31 '22 at 06:11