help finding my file

[Lorrie E Clemens]

Hi David,
I have done as you suggested, but no matter what version that I open that says gnucash that has 14 digits.log I get “file/URI/Users/Lorrie ... gnucash could not be found.”  
When I double click on a file 2.38.21PM.gnucash I get the same message. 
When I open the file that ends with a four digit number.LNK it asks for me to choose an application. I choose Gnucash-2.6.18-Intel and my screen choices are in gray so I can not choose them. (And the list is: authors.text, copying.text, documenters.txt, Financequote Update, Gnucash, License.txt, NEWS.txt, and README.txt.)
I redownloaded Gnucash-2.6.18-Intel and still no luck. 
Lorrie

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> On Oct 20, 2017, at 5:35 AM, David T. <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Lorrie,
> 
> With regard to the files on the desktop, David Carlson's advice is sound.
> 
> As for keeping the app on your computer, I suspect that you were opening gnucash from the downloaded disk image; you must drag gnucash.app from that image into the Applications folder to complete the installation. 
> 
> David 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 16:32, David Carlson
> <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Lorrie, you should have replied to All because I do not have a Mac, and I
> cannot help you.  Others here can.
> 
> David C
> 
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 12:32 AM, Lorrie E Clemens <lorrieecc at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi David,
> > No, I have a Mac.
> > Lorrie
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 8:49 PM, David Carlson <
> > david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Lorrie,
> >>
> >> Welcome to GnuCash.
> >>
> >> For this discussion I am assuming that you have installed GnuCash onto a
> >> Windows computer.  You only need to do that once.
> >>
> >> First, create a folder under My Documents called LorrieGnuCashData or
> >> something like that.
> >>
> >> If you have your file explorer set to show file extensions then your
> >> Gnucash data files will have .gnucash extension or .gnucash with a 14 digit
> >> number and either a .log or .gnucash extension.  yes, there are a lot of
> >> them but they are all backups except for the newest one with the short
> >> extension name, which is your actual data file.  There is a setting for how
> >> long to keep the backups.  You will want to make a separate backup now and
> >> then for the day that your hard drive fails.
> >>
> >> Then undelete all those files that GnuCash cluttered up your desktop with
> >> and move them to to that new folder.
> >>
> >> Finally, pick the newest file that has a simple .gnucash file extension
> >> and double click on it.
> >>
> >> Thereafter you can either double click that filename or the GnuCash Icon.
> >>
> >> David C
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 7:45 PM, Lorrie E Clemens <lorrieecc at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello,
> >>> I am new to GnuCash.
> >>> I was able to download all of my information and balance my accounts
> >>> earlier this month and I did make a copy.
> >>> While I was doing all of the input I ended up having a lot of GnuCash
> >>> folders on my desk top.  I put them into the trash but have not deleted
> >>> them.
> >>> I wanted to put in more payments today, but I am not sure how to access
> >>> my
> >>> data.  If I click on Gnucash-Intel it cannot pull up my account.
> >>> So I do I get back into my account and how do I prevent scores of GnuCash
> >>> folders from downloading on my desktop?  Also, how do I install the
> >>> GnuCash
> >>> app so that it stays on my computer?  Or do I have to go on line to
> >>> reinstall every time?
> >>> Sincerely,
> >>> Lorrie Clemens
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