Migration from Ubuntu to iMac - which files to copy, and where?

[John Ralls]

On Jan 27, 2013, at 10:22 PM, foxylady337 <hendry.michael at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, John.
> 
> Being a Mac novice, I took me a while to find out how to access the private
> parts of the Mac's filing system!

Use the command line from Terminal. It's bash, just like you're used to from Linux. 
> 
> When I first opened GnuCash, I got the message that
> 
> "The file file:///home/michael/Accounts/MDH.gnucash could not be found". I
> ignored this, and Gnucash opened up a blank set of accounts. I was able to
> Open the account I'd transferred earlier, but there are still a problem with
> Preferences.
> 
> When I look at the Accounting Period, I'm told that it's set for an absolute
> date range of 04/01/11 to 03/31/12, although my system locale setting is for
> GB.
Are you sure? You need to set both language and formats in system prefs. In particular, date and number display are in formats.

> 
> When I go to adjust these using the pull-down on the right hand side of the
> date box, 04/01/11 is represented on the calendar as the 4th of January
> 2011, while 03/31/12 comes up as 31st March 2012.
Really? That's weird. I don't know how it could be DMY for one and MDY for another.

> 
> I hope that these are just "teething problems" and that all of the infant's
> teeth have now erupted!
> 
> Michael
> 
> PS When I tried to reply directly to your email, "Mail" wouldn't send it - I
> clearly have a lot to learn about the ways of the Mac!

What reason did Mail give for not sending?

Regards,
John Ralls