Thanks for your pointers, problem resolved. On Sun, 13 Sept 2026 at 02:49, David H <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm using Gnucash on both ARM (Mac Mini M4) and an older Intel Mac (2014 > Intel i5) with no issue, same versions as the OP by the looks of it.. > > Sounds to me more like your other suggestion might be the answer? Perhaps > OP is double clicking on their Gnucash file expecting it to open that > particular file but it is opening the last used file instead. This is a > known issue on macOS - > > https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_The_wrong_file_opens_when_I_double-click_a_GnuCash_file_in_Finder > . > > If this is the case OP try File >> Open instead of double clicking on the > file in Finder. > > I often had issues with dropbox and sync latency/delays and the GnuCash > .lck file not being deleted as expected so gave up using it eventually > however that may have changed over the last few years :-) > > Cheers David H. > > > On Sat, 12 Sept 2026 at 23:36, Adrien Monteleone < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm using 5.16 between a Win10 installation and a Linux Mint 22.2 > > installation via Samba (stored on the Windows machine for now) and I > > don't see this issue. (or much of any other that I can tell) > > > > There might be a wrinkle between your Intel version and your ARM version > > though. > > > > However, my first hunch would be to be absolutely triply sure you are > > indeed opening the same exact file. (and also not a backup file) Can you > > copy it back and forth by means other than DropBox, perhaps a USB key? > > (just the book, don't worry about preferences or other stuff for now.) > > > > Regards, > > Adrien > > > > On 9/12/26 3:29 AM, Chris Velevitch wrote: > > > I've been using GNUCash on 2 computers sharing files via Dropbox > without > > > any issues for some time. I have a 27-inch Intel iMac desktop and a > > 12-inch > > > Intel MacBook laptop, and they are both running Catalina. > > > > > > Due to increased usage of my laptop, I'm finding the screen size > > > problematic, so I purchased a 15-inch M5 MacBook Air running Tahoe. > After > > > setting up GNUCash and Dropbox and syncing all the Dropbox files, > > opening a > > > GNUCash file on my new Macbook Air, the account structure is different > > and > > > has only a couple of transactions. > > > > > > To verify that Dropbox was syncing, on my desktop, I duplicated the > file > > > and let the files sync to my MacBook Air. I opened the new file and > It's > > > still not showing the right accounts and transactions. > > > > > > Is this a known issue between the 2 machines with different OS > versions? > > > > > > I'm running the latest Catalina on the desktop and the latest Tahoe on > > the > > > MacBook Air, and the latest version of GNUCash (v5.16) and GNUCash > files > > > are XML format. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > 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 > [email protected] > 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. > -- Chris -- Chris Velevitch m: 0415 469 095 _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
