[GNC] Lost all my transactions on Gnu cash

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

So if that didn't work -- how is it telling you that it is read-only?
Could you supply a screen shot?
Maybe a step-by-step of what you do and what happens?

I'm at a loss for what else would cause a read-only situation here except,
perhaps, you opening a placeholder account.

Thanks,

-derek

On Tue, January 22, 2019 3:55 pm, Georgina Hunter-Jones wrote:
> Thanks, sadly it did not work. Sorry that replies are so slow, Im not
> always with the old computer. Thanks
>
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 2:38 PM Georgina Hunter-Jones <
> helicopterlife at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, i’ll Try that. Georgina
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 2:00 PM Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Georgina,
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>> > Op dinsdag 15 januari 2019 12:52:50 CET schreef Georgina
>>> Hunter-Jones:
>>> >> Dear Geert,
>>> >> Thank you, that helped to a certain extent. I can now see lines of
>>> >> information with the account details. However, it appears to be
>>> 'read
>>> >> only'
>>> >> and I cannot enter any further data. I also cannot see anything more
>>> >> than
>>> >> an overall view of the account, ie no dates etc.
>>> >>
>>> >> Anything I can do to change that? Thank you very much for your help
>>> so
>>> >> far.
>>> >> Best wishes, Georgina
>>>
>>> This sounds like it could be a permissions problem, although I'm not
>>> familiar enough with MacOS permissions to know how best to fix it.
>>> Hopefully a MacOS expert will come in.  But it really sounds like when
>>> you
>>> copied your data file you put it into a directory that your current
>>> user
>>> does not have access to write new files.
>>>
>>> Can you try this:
>>>
>>> Make a new folder from the Finder
>>> Copy your data file to the new Folder
>>> Open GnuCash
>>> File -> Open the data file from the new folder
>>>
>>> Does this help?
>>>
>>> >> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 8:31 AM Geert Janssens
>>> >> <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be>
>>> >>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> > A few other suggestions:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 1. Which files did you transfer ? While that sounds obvious, it is
>>> not
>>> >> > always
>>> >> > so. So this question is to ensure you really did copy your gnucash
>>> >> data
>>> >> > file
>>> >> > to the older computer.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 2. How have you tried to open your gnucash data file ? It's
>>> important
>>> >> to
>>> >> > realize that on MacOS double-clicking on a random gnucash data
>>> file
>>> >> > doesn't
>>> >> > necessarily mean that file will be opened. GnuCash will always
>>> reopen
>>> >> that
>>> >> > previously last opened file (which may be different from the one
>>> you
>>> >> > double-
>>> >> > clicked on). To fix that you can:
>>> >> > - Start the gnucash application
>>> >> > - Select File->Open
>>> >> > - Navigate to your gnucash data file and open it this way
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Will that bring your data back ?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Regards,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Geert
>>>
>>> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
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>>>
>>> -derek
>>>
>>> --
>>>        Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
>>>        derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
>>>        Computer and Internet Security Consultant
>>>
>>>
>


-- 
       Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
       derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
       Computer and Internet Security Consultant