Andrew, You need to realise that on the mac opening GnuCash or double clicking a GnuCash file only ever opens the last file you were working with. Not sure about the behaviour from the recent files list as I don't use that either. I'm fortunate that I only have 1 Gnucash data file so this behaviour doesn't cause any issues for me :-)
You should probably setup each of your GnuCash data files in a separate folder - I keep mine in Documents >> Gnucash >> Data but you can easily setup other sub-folders within Documents >> GnuCash. Doing this should keep all your logfiles and backups that Gnucash creates along the way with the relevant GnuCash data file. Make sure that you give each file a meaningful name so that when you open GnuCash you can check the file name in the title bar - if it's not the file you want to work with just use File >> Open to navigate to the sub folder you want and select the GnuCash data file you need. Hope this helps somewhat. Cheers David H. On Mon, 7 Jun 2021 at 10:36, Andrew Ralph via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > Hi Team > > Theses questions are probably best directed to John Ralls the mac expert. > I am running macOS Mojave Version 10.14.6 and I have just downloaded > Gnucash 4.5. > > I am sorry to keep repeating myself with these issues and I appreciate > your input so far I just don’t seem to be getting the opening and saving of > multiple accounts at all, making using Gnucash for my application un > useable. I have historical data that I am not sure where it is, in current > accounts. I have backed up but struggling to integrate that, but that’s > another issue but would try to get this sorted first. > > I hope I can explain my problem so you can understand and offer practical > solutions. > > I have historically had 4 sets of accounts based on 4 different bank > accounts for 4 individual rental properties. I have only been opening from > the file drop down menu as I have been unable to figure another way of > doing it. I have come unstuck a few times with other headings coming in to > this 1-4 menu but have managed to retrieve main accounts more by good luck > than good management. Now I have 5 accounts I am completely lost. > > I have tried saving main accounts on desk top and in different files with > appropriate headings and all I get is the copy of the last account I was in > when I open, either by double clicking or right click “open with” gnucash > > > > > > > > > So all I can open at the moment is one of the 4 accounts below, > > > > > > > > > > > if I go into any of the accounts I have saved with different headings all > I get is the last account I had been working on. > > > > > > > So I understand there are only the last 4 historical accounts I have been > working on as above. All I want to be able to do is save accounts in > appropriately named files on my computer outside of gnucash and be able to > open to have the correct data specific to that account and be able to add > data and run reports etc. > > > > Very much appreciate your input and happy to look into any practical > solutions. > > Regards > > Andrew > > > > > > > On 6/04/2021, at 9:01 AM, Michael or Penny Novack < > stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > On 4/5/2021 1:03 PM, D. via gnucash-user wrote: > >> Stan, > >> > >> I'm going to wager that Andrew is on a Mac, because he said that when > he clicked one account, another opened. This strongly implies the oddity > that Mac users cannot double click on a GnuCash file in Finder and have > that file open. It will always trigger Gnucash for the last file opened. > >> > >> This is a known issue for Mac users of Gnucash, and John Ralls (the Mac > expert on the development team) has in the past explained exactly why this > problem exists on the Mac. The workaround on this is to use File->Open in > GnuCash to open your files. You can create Automator scripts as well, but > that seems a little like overkill. > >> > >> David T. > > > > That is why I was asking for clarity about which OS and exactly what > procedure. Because what was written was described AS IF experiencing this > from file => open as opposed to clicking on an object. > > > > In my own case, there was so little predictability as to which gnucash > books I wanted to open (relative to the last opened) I use the -nofile > option so am always selecting. The situation has gotten better (fewer sets > of books) now that I have replacements* as treasurer for all of the > organizations I was doing, but I still might open more than four. > > > > Michael > > > > * It is considered bad practice not to have periodic replacement of > treasurer. Nor should organizations have to repeatedly override their > bylaws to allow a treasurer to remain beyond set term. 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