Ah, it said it was read only a page or so ago. I keep fiddling with it, hoping to get back to my accounts, but I seem to be making it worse. If I can get the read only thing back I’ll take a screenshot. Sorry. I’m getting a bit lost here.
On Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 21:00, Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> wrote: > Hi, > > So if that didn't work -- how is it telling you that it is read-only? > Could you supply a screen shot? > Maybe a step-by-step of what you do and what happens? > > I'm at a loss for what else would cause a read-only situation here except, > perhaps, you opening a placeholder account. > > Thanks, > > -derek > > On Tue, January 22, 2019 3:55 pm, Georgina Hunter-Jones wrote: > > Thanks, sadly it did not work. Sorry that replies are so slow, Im not > > always with the old computer. Thanks > > > > On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 2:38 PM Georgina Hunter-Jones < > > helicopterl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Thanks, i’ll Try that. Georgina > >> > >> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 2:00 PM Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Dear Georgina, > >>> > >>> [snip] > >>> > Op dinsdag 15 januari 2019 12:52:50 CET schreef Georgina > >>> Hunter-Jones: > >>> >> Dear Geert, > >>> >> Thank you, that helped to a certain extent. I can now see lines of > >>> >> information with the account details. However, it appears to be > >>> 'read > >>> >> only' > >>> >> and I cannot enter any further data. I also cannot see anything more > >>> >> than > >>> >> an overall view of the account, ie no dates etc. > >>> >> > >>> >> Anything I can do to change that? Thank you very much for your help > >>> so > >>> >> far. > >>> >> Best wishes, Georgina > >>> > >>> This sounds like it could be a permissions problem, although I'm not > >>> familiar enough with MacOS permissions to know how best to fix it. > >>> Hopefully a MacOS expert will come in. But it really sounds like when > >>> you > >>> copied your data file you put it into a directory that your current > >>> user > >>> does not have access to write new files. > >>> > >>> Can you try this: > >>> > >>> Make a new folder from the Finder > >>> Copy your data file to the new Folder > >>> Open GnuCash > >>> File -> Open the data file from the new folder > >>> > >>> Does this help? > >>> > >>> >> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 8:31 AM Geert Janssens > >>> >> <geert.gnuc...@kobaltwit.be> > >>> >> > >>> >> wrote: > >>> >> > A few other suggestions: > >>> >> > > >>> >> > 1. Which files did you transfer ? While that sounds obvious, it is > >>> not > >>> >> > always > >>> >> > so. So this question is to ensure you really did copy your gnucash > >>> >> data > >>> >> > file > >>> >> > to the older computer. > >>> >> > > >>> >> > 2. How have you tried to open your gnucash data file ? It's > >>> important > >>> >> to > >>> >> > realize that on MacOS double-clicking on a random gnucash data > >>> file > >>> >> > doesn't > >>> >> > necessarily mean that file will be opened. GnuCash will always > >>> reopen > >>> >> that > >>> >> > previously last opened file (which may be different from the one > >>> you > >>> >> > double- > >>> >> > clicked on). To fix that you can: > >>> >> > - Start the gnucash application > >>> >> > - Select File->Open > >>> >> > - Navigate to your gnucash data file and open it this way > >>> >> > > >>> >> > Will that bring your data back ? > >>> >> > > >>> >> > Regards, > >>> >> > > >>> >> > Geert > >>> > >>> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > >>> > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > >>> > >>> -derek > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 > >>> de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com > >>> Computer and Internet Security Consultant > >>> > >>> > > > > > -- > Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 > de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com > Computer and Internet Security Consultant > > _______________________________________________ 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.
