The location is actually /Users/yourusername/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs. I tried copying my GnuCash data file there and opening it from within GnuCash (File>Open) and everything looked OK, though I think my View preferences on the accounts were not set the same (Double Line, etc.).
I would be a bit reluctant to use this location for GnuCash data. While I couldn’t point to anything specifically outlawing it, Apple has set up a system of granting apps permission to use the iCloud folder (the Privacy & Security preferences Adrien describes), and the apps that store there via this method don’t just throw their data files in the “iCloud Folder”; they put them in subfolders like "com~apple~Keynote/Documents”. That is all invisible in the Finder, where they appear to be in just a subfolder (e.g., “Keynote”). The “com~apple~CloudDocs” seems to be where anything not saved by an iCloud-authorized app goes, including things you just copy in using Finder. Nothing wrong with it, that I can see, but since the Open>File dialog in an app like GnuCash doesn’t read all of Apple’s cleverness in making the folders appear differently than they’re actually stored, it could be confusing.f Andrew > On Feb 18, 2023, at 11:17 PM, Adrien Monteleone > <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > As an example, I have an iCloud 'Shared' folder in my Finder sidebar, > dragging that icon to a Terminal.app window reveals the true location as: > > /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/MyLibraries/SharedDocuments.cannedSearch > > Unfortunately, that doesn't work for the iCloud Drive location folder itself. > But I'm sure a web search would turn up the proper result. (and even that > 'location' above isn't real, as it just invokes a 'find' type of operation > rather than revealing a mount-point) > > The short of all of this is: navigate to the *real* mapped location in the > filesystem tree (rather than looking for the sidebar shortcut) and you > *should* be able to find your files. > > Many other folks here use MacOS as well, and some store their files on iCloud > for access from other locations so they might be able to offer more > concrete/specific assistance. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 2/18/23 10:00 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: >> I have not tried using iCloud or any other non-local storage for my data >> file (I consider a 'LAN' as 'local') but this *might* be an issue with >> Gatekeeper and permissions to access other storage locations. I recall being >> pestered by MacOS when it was implemented to approve of various applications >> having access to this or that storage folder and in particular my music apps >> having access to my music files which I stored on an external drive. A >> similar situation could be the case with GnuCash and your iCloud folder. >> MacOS *should* ask you for permissions for an app the first time you attempt >> to access a location from within said app, but that might not always happen, >> and in the case of GnuCash, not being technically MacOS native, it might not >> always trigger that permission request. >> Try navigating to (Apple Menu) > System Preferences > Security & Privacy > >> Privacy (tab) and if necessary unlock the tab with the padlock icon and your >> password (bottom left corner of the window) and then make sure GnuCash has >> permissions for the iCloud folder. That may or may not solve the problem >> right off, but I suspect the issue is related and this *should* set you on >> the right path to solve it. >> Note, there are some locations that are easily visible from Finder but that >> technically reside in a special part of the 'file tree' on your system. >> iCloud might be one of those (I suspect it is) and so finding out where it >> is, you might be able to navigate to it from its real original path via the >> file chooser within GnuCash. (I haven't done so myself as I noticed, this is >> just a guess) > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
