Changing to saving the file uncompressed by changing it in preferences is the best temporary solution. That is one of the problems with upgrading too soon. The developers do their best, but no one is prefect. I for one am very grateful for their efforts.
Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message -------- From: Neil Campbell <neilcam...@gmail.com> Date: 6/26/23 12:43 PM (GMT-05:00) To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] gnucash - Can't Save file > The bug has been reported. Gnucash can't save to a compressed file, the fix > is due any day now. However, 5.1 work fine if you want to upgrade now. Really? Please tell me how I can recover over 2 hours of work on GnuCash ver 5.2? I mean, is there any way I can recover my changes/input which I will lose if I now go back to ver 5.1? I am in limbo at present. Neil Campbell > On 26 Jun 2023, at 17:00, gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org wrote: > > Send gnucash-user mailing list submissions to > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gnucash-user-ow...@gnucash.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of gnucash-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Upgraded to v5.2- now can't save (Gyle McCollam) > 2. Re: Problem saving data file in GNUcash 5.2 > (Michael or Penny Novack) > 3. Advice before posting a problem (was: Problem saving data > file in GNUcash 5.2) (Stan Brown) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:34:06 +0000 > From: Gyle McCollam <gmccol...@live.com> > To: Ira Fuchs <irafu...@gmail.com>, Gnucash <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Upgraded to v5.2- now can't save > Message-ID: > > <ph0pr10mb55611eab018d7cc0a3e2fefcca...@ph0pr10mb5561.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > The bug has been reported. Gnucash can't save to a compressed file, the fix > is due any day now. However, 5.1 work fine if you want to upgrade now. > > > Thank You, > > Gyle McCollam > > Gyle McCollam > > gmccol...@live.com<mailto:gmccol...@gyleshomes.com> email > > ________________________________ > From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail....@gnucash.org> on > behalf of Ira Fuchs <irafu...@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2023 8:19 AM > To: Gnucash <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: [GNC] Upgraded to v5.2- now can't save > > I just upgraded to v5.2 and I can no longer save changes. I get this error: > > Could not write to file /Users/if/Documents/GnuCash folder/ > gnucash_transactions.gnucash.20181105195638.gnucash. > 20211205203910.gnucash. Check that you have permission to write to this file > and that there is sufficient space to create it. > > I have gone back to v4.13. > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:31:18 -0400 > From: Michael or Penny Novack <stepbystepf...@comcast.net> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Problem saving data file in GNUcash 5.2 > Message-ID: <1c54f28d-0f24-4173-6ed0-3d7ac6830...@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > On 6/26/2023 8:23 AM, geoff.accou...@70torcavenue.net wrote: >> Today updated to version 5.2 but now unable to save any changes to my entry >> stating that I do not have any permissions to do so. Have tried changing >> location to another folder on the C:\ drive and also an external drive but >> does not work. >> >> >> >> I do have full permissions and have since saved non-GNUcash files to these >> locations. > > > Sort of general advice for any help list (not specific to gnucash) > > Whenever you have a problem, before posting your request for help, LOOK > at recent entries to the list, say the last week or so. You want to see > if there have been a number of people reporting the same problem that > you have and are receiving answers about it. If so, these is no need to > add your plea for help to all the others. Not particularly helpful. > > Yes, there is a problem with 5.2 > > Yes there are suggestion about what to do > > Michael D Novack > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2023 08:41:14 -0700 > From: Stan Brown <the_stan_br...@fastmail.fm> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: [GNC] Advice before posting a problem (was: Problem saving > data file in GNUcash 5.2) > Message-ID: <505b815b-0bc4-2b73-2fd2-c04950fb5...@fastmail.fm> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > On 2023-06-26 08:31, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: > >> Sort of general advice for any help list (not specific to gnucash) >> >> Whenever you have a problem, before posting your request for help, LOOK >> at recent entries to the list, say the last week or so. You want to see >> if there have been a number of people reporting the same problem that >> you have and are receiving answers about it. If so, these is no need to >> add your plea for help to all the others. Not particularly helpful. >> >> Yes, there is a problem with 5.2 >> >> Yes there are suggestion about what to do > > +1 > > Thank you, Michael. You said what I was thinking, but phrased it better. > > Stan Brown > Tehachapi, CA, USA > https://BrownMath.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > ------------------------------ > > End of gnucash-user Digest, Vol 243, Issue 40 > ********************************************* Neil neilcam...@gmail.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. 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