Problem using GNUcash on Two Computers

[Chris Tsuji]

   Using GNUcash for a while, you might want to save the file each time
   with a different name.
   When you open Gnucash, go to OPEN file and find the new name.
   If you have several old files, you can then go to Dropbox and delete
   the ones that you do not need.
   chris Tsuji

   Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 10:25 AM
   From: "John Morris" <johnjeff at editide.us>
   To: "Geert Janssens" <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be>
   Cc: "Jonathan Garber" <jonnathan500 at gmail.com>,
   gnucash-user at gnucash.org
   Subject: Re: Problem using GNUcash on Two Computers
   Another issue to keep in mind is that the synchronization provided by
   Dropbox (or any other synchronization system) is not instantaneous. If
   I work on the laptop at a time when the laptop is not connected to the
   Internet, that work obviously will not propagate to the other computer
   until first the laptop connects to the Internet and then the other
   computer connects. Also, those connections must last long enough for
   the changes to be transferred between the cloud and the respective
   computer. So, for example, if I am working on the laptop and suddenly
   have to close down and run to the bus, the laptop might not have enough
   time to complete that last upload. GnuCash's lock system might help
   with this issue sometimes, but I can imagine scenarios where it could
   not possibly help, so some user caution is needed. Therefore, if the
   files used on the laptop and the other computer are indeed named the
   same, it might be useful to check each time the file is opened on a new
   computer to c!
   onfirm that the last changes made on the other computer propagated
   correctly.
   Best,
   John
   > On Aug 23, 2015, at 12:49 PM, Geert Janssens
   <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be> wrote:
   >
   > On Sunday 23 August 2015 11:21:21 Jonathan Garber wrote:
   >> I have been using GNUcash since April on my PC and my laptop and
   have
   >> been accessing files from DropBox. Would GNUcash open and just
   access
   >> that last file that was saved in the folder or does it access the
   >> last file that THAT computer accessed?
   >>
   >> If it is the first, then I am ok and have been saving into the same
   >> file no matter which I used. If the second is true, I have two
   >> accounts going; one on my laptop and a second file with different
   >> info on my PC.
   >>
   >> Any thoughts?
   >>
   >> I might have to try to compare the many saved files in my drop box
   >> folder but I thought that it would be worth the ask before I spent a
   >> lot of time investigating trying to figure out if I have created a
   >> mess.
   >>
   >> Jonathan
   >
   > The basic logic behind this: when you close gnucash it will save the
   > full path to your last opened file (including its name) locally on
   the
   > PC. When gnucash restarts it will try to reopen that file based on
   full
   > path and name. So it won't check changed dates or try to find more
   > recent files.
   >
   > If you used your laptop to work on the same file, your pc will just
   pick
   > up where you left. If the file you work on on your laptop has a
   > different name in your dropbox folder than the one your pc uses,
   you're
   > effectively working in two independent files as far as gnucash is
   > concerned.
   >
   > So I'm afraid it's the latter of your two options.
   >
   > Does that clarify how gnucash works ?
   >
   > Best regards,
   >
   > Geert
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