GnuCash in Apple MacBook High Sierra

[John Ralls]

> On Dec 29, 2017, at 2:51 PM, Bruce Fraser <b.f.fraser138 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Gnucash,
> 
> PROBLEM:  Opening GNUCASH in  macOS High Sierra version 10.13.2, in Apple MacBook.
> 
> I had used GnuCash last about June 2017, with Sierra as my operations system.  About October 2017 a new edition of the Mac operating system was available, called macOS High Sierra version 10.13.2, and I installed it. In December 2017 I tried to use GnuCash, and got this message:
> GnuCash cannot be opened because of a problem.  Check with the developer to make sure GnuCash works with this version of macOS.  You may need to reinstall the application.  Be sure to  install any available updates for the application and macOS.
> 
> I went to the Gnwucash web site, and downloaded this: 
> 
> The latest stable release of GnuCash is 2.6.19.
> 
> This would not open either, although the opening sequence went a little further, until I got this message in a window: 
> 
> The file/URI/ Users/Tecra 2016………../Reconciliation (05)27.gnucash could not be found
> 
> I went to my local Apple store, and the technician tried several ways of opening GnuCash, without success.
> 
> My question is: how to I get to use GnuCash again? 

You did get it started. After you get the “file...could not be opened” dialog and dismissed it you had GnuCash open with an empty book. The next step is to simply select File>Open from the menu and navigate to your data file.

Regards,
John Ralls