[GNC] File not found, file in history

[Greg Feneis]

Also, unless things have recently changed, on Macs, I recall there's a
curious behavior where clicking on the file you want to open doesn't
necessarily open that file. While it will start GnuCash, GnuCash only opens
the most recent file in the recent file list.

It happens, occasionally, that a Mac user will relocate their file and then
click on it to start using it. GnuCash then ( starts, tries to open the
most recent file in the recent file list, and can't find it because it was
moved, and ) claims the file the user just click on cannot be found.

The solution is the same as Adrian has already outlined. After GnuCash
starts and the errors have been dismissed, use file>open to navigate to and
open the correct file.

Kind regards, Greg Feneis
(Galaxy S7)


On Fri, Jun 7, 2019, 20:52 Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
wrote:

> Anytime you open GnuCash and it can’t open your data file it will open a
> ‘blank’ file because it has to have something open. That is what the
> Giuseppe is seeing.
>
> Giuseppe,
>
> Your best bet is to follow previous advice.
>
> Open GnuCash.
>
> Disregard any messages and pay no notice to a blank file.
>
> Click the File menu and choose the Open option.
>
> Navigate to where your file is stored, and select it.
>
> Then GnuCash will remember it after close and will re-open that last used
> file next time.
>
> Until and unless you get this far, I don’t know we can help much more.
>
> If you have zero idea where your data file is stored, then we can help
> somewhat in that regard, just let us know that is the problem.
>
> Regards,
>
> Adrien
>
>
>
> > On Jun 7, 2019, at 10:24 PM, Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Please remember to send replies to the list, not just the members you are
> > replying to.
> >
> > Macs aren't my strength here, but every time you start GnuCash, if
> GnuCash
> > starts with a message saying it can't find a file, then once you get past
> > the screen that asks you if you want to remove it from the recent file
> > list, what you have is GnuCash running with a default empty file. I
> > wouldn't bother saving that. Instead, click the file menu and select
> open,
> > then point to the file you usually use. You may have to find that file,
> > using the Mac's file manager, then use GnuCash file>open to get to where
> > the file is and open it.
> >
> > Kind regards, Greg Feneis
> > (Galaxy S7)
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 7, 2019, 18:41 Giuseppe Quinn <centins at redquyn.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I’m running MacOS 10.14.5
> >>
> >> In the attached screenshot you can see the msg I’m getting. Originally,
> >> the file name was empty
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> If “No” or “Yes” is selected the following window opens.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Nothing I tried changed anything, till I selected save and it asked for
> a
> >> name, and that’s how “WHatisthis” became the “missing” file from the
> first
> >> image. I have plenty of these files;
> >>
> >>
> >> Which are the ones I want to open, and I’ve tried opening GNUCash by
> >> clicking various versions of these.
> >>
> >> HELP!!!
> >>
> >> On Jun 7, 2019, at 9:03 AM, Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> You could also use your computer's file manager, EG Windows Explorer, to
> >> find the file that GnuCash can't seem to find.
> >>
> >> Kind regards, Greg Feneis
> >> (Galaxy S7)
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jun 7, 2019, 07:59 Greg Feneis <mfeneis at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> You may have changed the file's location and GnuCash can no longer find
> >> it. Try using the file>open menu items to navigate to the file location
> and
> >> open it. After GnuCash opens it up,it will remember the new location and
> >> open it automatically the next time you start it
> >>
> >> Kind regards, Greg Feneis
> >> (Pixel 3)
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jun 7, 2019, 07:34 Centins at rq <centins at redquyn.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> When I try to open GnuCash 3.4 I get an error msg saying a file can’t be
> >> found, but that the file is in history and do I want to remove it. When
> I
> >> click either the “Yes”, or “No” a window opens with nothing in it and a
> >> “Save” and some other button.
> >>
> >> Help! I can’t open any of my data!
>
>
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