Re: [GNC] can't open files
On 2024-04-21 13:23, Kenneth Maze via gnucash-user wrote: > I hadn’t used gnucash for several months due to illness. I tried to open and > access my data but got a message the file 'could not be found. The file is > in the history list, do you want to remove it?’ > > I selected ‘no’ and the app quit. I downloaded the latest version of the app > and tried again with the same result. > > I don’t want to accidentally erase years of data. Do I respond ‘yes’ to the > message? The message is perhaps not as clear as it might be, but it is asking whether you want to delete the _pointer_ to the file from your history list. It is not asking whether you want to delete the data file -- it couldn't do that, since the file does not exist at the location in your history list. You didn't tell us which operating system you're using. But in most of them, certainly in Windows, you can double-click the data file, once you find it (using David Cousens' suggestions), and GnuCash will open, placing a pointer to the file in position 1 in the history list for future reference. Do you by any chance have your GnuCash data files on an external drive, or a USB stick? If so, make sure it is connected before you open GC. Do you by any chance have your GnuCash data files on an encrypted drive? If so, make sure that you have activated decryption before you open GC Stan Brown Tehachapi, CA, USA https://BrownMath.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 - Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
Re: [GNC] can't open files
On 4/21/2024 4:23 PM, Kenneth Maze via gnucash-user wrote: I hadn’t used gnucash for several months due to illness. I tried to open and access my data but got a message the file 'could not be found. The file is in the history list, do you want to remove it?’ I selected ‘no’ and the app quit. This means that it can't find that file (full path file name). The most likely cause (assuming you did not accidentally delete the file or its directory) is that during those several months you made SOME change to your data directories than mean it is different now. I don't know how you have data files structured on your computer so what follows is just an example. Let's say several months ago you had gnucash data directory under documents and you had another directory "financial stuff", You decided, hey gnucash data is financial data so I'll just move the gnucash directory into the financial data directory << BTW, when I say "directory" you might know that as "folder" >> OK, IF you made a change like that gnucash now wouldn't be able to find because you changed the path to it. I downloaded the latest version of the app and tried again with the same result. THAT was irrelevant/useless. The data is NOT in the program. It is a data file separate from the program. I don’t want to accidentally erase years of data. Do I respond ‘yes’ to the message? Not really relevant. Your first step is to FIND that data file. For example, you might ask your system to find all files ending in .gnucash. If there are more than one of these, perhaps the name you gave it will help you find the right one. Once you know the FULL NAM (the path) you can open gnucash. If you can't get to file=>open without answering YES, do that as it is just the "latest recently open list" you are affecting <> File=>open will allow you to type in the full name of the file you want gnucash to open. When you leave gnucash, that name will be the "last open" Michael D Novack ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] can't open files
Bob Your file will have the format ".gnucash". It will also likely have a group of backup and log files in the same directory with formats .gnucash..gnucash and .gnucash..log depending on your preference settings. Do you know what Gnucash version you were running previously (and on what operating system you were running. If you can locate the files on your computer using the file manager, start GnuCash and then use the File_>Open dialog from the menu to navigate to the location you found the files in and select the file of format ".gnucash". It is a good practice to keep the files for a single set of books in a folder named for the entity the books are for. David Cousens On Sun, 2024-04-21 at 16:23 -0400, Kenneth Maze via gnucash-user wrote: > I hadn’t used gnucash for several months due to illness. I tried to > open and access my data but got a message the file 'could not be > found. The file is in the history list, do you want to remove it?’ > > I selected ‘no’ and the app quit. I downloaded the latest version of > the app and tried again with the same result. > > I don’t want to accidentally erase years of data. Do I respond ‘yes’ > to the message? > > thanks > > bob > ___ > 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. ___ 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.
