Looks like two files. Is it the log file or the other file. Or should I just make a backup of both.
Thanks John On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 1:56 PM David T. <sunfis...@yahoo.com> wrote: > John, > > Glad to hear. > > Just as a final note: the files in your home folder aren’t “backups.” They > are your actual data files. If you want backups, you’ll have to make them > yourself. > > David T. > > On Dec 2, 2017, at 11:53 PM, John Donnee <jjdon...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I dragged the application to my desktop. Frankly I did not think to drag > it to the applications folder. I just dragged it from my desktop and > everything is working week. Did an eject. > > I found the backups. They are in my Users folder under my name. > > Gentlemen, thanks you for your help. Have a nice day. > > Best regards, > > John Donnee > > 910.622.8111 > 317 Mount Eden Place > <https://maps.google.com/?q=317+Mount+Eden+Place+Cary,+NC+27518&entry=gmail&source=g> > Cary, NC 27518 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=317+Mount+Eden+Place+Cary,+NC+27518&entry=gmail&source=g> > > On Dec 2, 2017, at 1:45 PM, David T. <sunfis...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > John, > > You don’t say what you did when you downloaded “the latest version” > (presumably 2.6.18, yes?). Once you downloaded it, did you open the dmg > file and drag Gnucash.app into your applications folder? I ask this because > you say there are two Gnucash apps in Applications. As the different > versions of Gnucash on the Mac all use the same file name, I’m not sure how > you have two Gnucash apps in the Applications folder; thus, the new one > would have/should have replaced the earlier one. > > You also seem to be conflating the *program* with *your data*. The two are > not the same, and do not reside in the same location. The program > (Gnucash.app) should be located in /Applications; your data will have been > stored where-ever you told Gnucash to put it. Many of us use a folder in > our “home” folder—perhaps you did as well? > > Regardless, if you delete Gnucash.app, you will only be deleting the > program—which you can always get again by downloading and installing it > again if need be. > > As for your data file, we have no way of knowing where you put your data > file (that’s like asking us to tell you where you put your car keys ;)), I > can only suggest that you open Gnucash, and then select File->Save As, > which will allow you to see where Gnucash has found the current file and > what its name is. Then, you can exit Gnucash and make a backup of this file > to someplace safe. > > For what it’s worth, you may wish to read the FAQ sections regarding files > and backups at > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_backup_my_data.3F > > Hope that helps, > David T. > > On Dec 2, 2017, at 11:27 PM, John Donnee <jjdon...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ok, so I downloaded the latest version of GNUcash and it did point to my > latest copy and everything came up properly. > > I am still confused about a couple of things. > > 1. Do I go back in to my iMac and delete old versions of GNUcash? > a. In the Applications folder all that is showing are 2 GNUcash apps from > 2014 and 2015. > b. I have no idea where this latest version is stored and I am afraid to > delete the two in the App folder > > 2. I still cannot find where the newest DB’s are stored on my Mac hard > drive. Any suggestions? > > Thanks > > John > John Donnee > > 910.622.8111 > 317 Mount Eden Place > <https://maps.google.com/?q=317+Mount+Eden+Place+Cary,+NC+27518&entry=gmail&source=g> > Cary, NC 27518 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=317+Mount+Eden+Place+Cary,+NC+27518&entry=gmail&source=g> > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > 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. > > > > > -- John J Donnee 317 Mount Eden Place Cary, NC 27518 _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.