how to delete a data file and to move data file on Mac

[David Reiser]

On Mar 29, 2010, at 6:04 PM, news wrote:

> Hi, I just installed and started using Gnucash 2.2. on Mac OS 10.4.11
> After the installation, I created a couple of files for testing, now I want to delete these files (data files),
> but I can't seem to find a way to delete them.
> If I delete the data files from Mac finder window, the file names still show up under Gnucash File->

The names of the files that appear in the menu are stored somewhere in gconf files. That their names appear in the gnucash file menu does not guarantee that the files exist, only that you used those files with gnucash more recently than some number of other files.

> 
> Also, I would like to move my data file to a different directory on my Mac, how do I do this?

A file that already exists: drag it to the new folder in the Finder. Use File->Open in gnucash to open it.

A new file: Save As...

> 
> Thank you so much,
> -JLee

Dave
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