First, by ‘unable to install’ do you mean you can’t install the program at all and can’t start it?
You indicate next that you create accounts and save your file, so I’d say you HAVE managed to successfully install it. (‘Install’ means to make the application able to run on your computer, if you can run it, you’ve installed it) Now, let’s tackle the file issue. If the first time you saved your ‘book’ file after creating it, the location you chose was your desktop, then yes, additional files will get created as you use the software in that same location. These are mostly log files. The GnuCash program icon should just be labeled ‘GnuCash’. Your book file should be labeled with whatever name you gave it with a .gnucash extension. The log files will end in .gnucash.log and start with the same name as your book file. There may be other files from time to time, most likely a .lck file which is a lock file used to prevent you from opening the same book file twice at once. It is probably advisable instead to choose either a folder on your desktop if that’s how you work, or a folder inside your Documents folder to store your GnuCash ‘book’ file. When you next open GnuCash, it will attempt to re-open your last used file. As long as it’s in the same place you saved it, this should be no issue. If you move that file however, GnuCash won’t find it. You have two options to resolve this: 1 - use the File > Open command in GnuCash then navigate to where you saved the file, select it and open it. 2 - Before you start GnuCash, navigate to where you stored the file, double click, or right-click and choose Open With and then GnuCash. Either way, GnuCash will remember this new location for next time. To answer your question about using the same file on Mac and Windows - yes you can. But there is not yet sufficient functionality to successfully open it on both machines at the same time and not cause data loss. Be sure to only use it on one computer at a time. (If you tried to do so, you will get a warning dialog, but you can choose to open it twice anyway, I’d advise against doing so.) The Tutorial & Concepts Guide and the Help Guide will serve you well. I would suggest either browsing them online, or downloading a copy to have handy for reference as you get your books set up. Regards, Adrien > On Feb 5, 2018, at 12:19 PM, Jonathan Ames <jnthn.a...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am a 71 yo solo psychologist, not particularly patient, unable to install > Gnucash: every time I save, another icon appears on desktop; accounts, files > I create disappear (“not found”) despite being saved. Wondering if this > program requires programming skills to set up: other non-programmers seem it > use it. Idea was to link office Windows 10 and home Mac (Sierra) systems > through iCloud, replacing Windows-only Quickbooks and Mac Quicken. Is Gnucash > basically for the IT-savvy, i.e. getting stable version established on > systems so they work like standard software? Also, can Windows and Mac > versions maintain same data sets? Will guidebook help, of is it that if > you’re having my sort of issues you’re too stupid? > > Many thanks, > > Jonathan Ames, Ph.D. > 415 N. Tioga Street #205 > Ithaca NY 14850 > Office: 607-319-5118 > Cell: 607-227-4792 > jnthn.a...@gmail.com > www.whatnowconnect.com > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > 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 If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
