On 2/5/2018 7:51 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > As well, you should be able to set your cloud service to tell it what > files/folders you want to sync to the cloud. There should be no need to > physically relocate them each time to do so. The file stays on computer 1 > where you put it and syncs in the background to the cloud. When you get to > computer 2, you can sync the file manually to a location on computer 2 if it > isn’t there already. > > Regards, > Adrien > >> On Feb 5, 2018, at 7:47 PM, D <sunfis...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Jonathan, >> >> More to the point of files on your desktop: from what you have provided, I >> suspect the following. >> >> 1. You tell Gnucash to save your data on the desktop. >> 2. You do your work, save and exit Gnucash. >> 3. You take the saved file and move it to your cloud folder, and then delete >> all the other stuff that's appeared in the desktop. >> 4. You restart Gnucash and get the file not found error. >> >> As Adrien noted, Gnucash opens the last saved file, so if you move it, >> Gnucash will complain. >> >> If you don't want your desktop littered with Gnucash log files and back ups >> (most of us don't!), put them into a folder. Then they will all live in that >> folder. You also mention wanting to use the cloud, so save the file there, >> keeping in mind Adrien's advice about multiple machines and access. It is >> also important to note that most cloud folders have some lag in updating, so >> you want to be sure you aren't disconnecting before that update occurs. >> >> Cheers, and welcome, >> David >> >> >> >> >> On February 6, 2018, at 5:28 AM, Adrien Monteleone >> <adrien.montele...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> 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. > _______________________________________________ > 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.
Jonathan: I see that a couple of the GnuCash guru's have already responded to your dilemma. Just my 2 cents worth. Since you seem to have mastered quickbooks, the only learning curve you have is learning a new "personality". My suggestion, that I think you can appreciate as a psychologist, is that you are dealing with multiple personalities. Quickbooks on Windoze, quicken on a Macintosh, then adding GnuCash. You need to merge them all into one personality on your cloud account. After installing GnuCash on one computer, convert the quicken (or books) into a GnuCash personality on your cloud account not your computer. Then install Gnucash on the other computer. Open the cloud data file and add the personality of the other quicken data to your Gnucash data. Once you do that then choose one computer to learn about your new "person". Once you understand that one, then and only then, begin to learn about how the other computer handles the same personality. (just so you know, being the paranoid type I do not trust internet cloud accounts for sensitive information) From there on you can use either computer to access the data but; by one and only one computer at any given time. Gert, Adrien, and several other of the guru's can direct you to the various documents showing you how to do each step in their sleep. --JEffrey Black M.B.A. _______________________________________________ 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.
