Tried 2.3.0 and it can't open any of my LyX files These are mostly \lyxformat 508 (but earlier formats don't work either).
... is from an older version of LyX and the lyx2lyx script failed to convert it. macOS 10.12.4 (16E195) Library directory: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/ User directory: ~/Library/Application Support/LyX-2.3/ Qt Version (run-time): 5.6.2 Qt Version (compile-time): 5.6.2 John