help finding my file

[Lorrie E Clemens]

HimDerek,
So I am missing a step here. 
I double click on  Gnucash 2-6-18 and I get the box with authors, copying, etc. I click on Gnucash and I get the tip of the day, then a box pops up in the left corner saying that the file/URI/ etc could not be found. 
I must be taking the wrong path. 
Lorrie
Sent from my iPad

> On Oct 20, 2017, at 2:16 PM, Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
> 
> On a Mac you cannot open a file via double click. When gnucash opens on a Mac it will always open the last file it had open, regardless of what you click on.  On a Mac you must use File - > Open to open a specific file.
> 
> -derek
> Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos.
> 
> 
> 
>> On October 20, 2017 4:59:56 PM Lorrie E Clemens <lorrieecc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> 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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