[GNC] Saving Data

[Adrien Monteleone]

If on a Mac, indeed you cannot double-click the file to open. You have to use File > Open (or the recents list) from within GnuCash.

As for exporting and importing the account tree, that should be as simple as File > Export > Export Account Tree to CSV, and then in the new file: File > Import > Import Accounts from CSV.

As for the error message and saving, we’d need the text of the message to advise further.

Regards,
Adrien



> On Apr 13, 2020 w16d104, at 1:55 AM, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I think you tried to include an attachment that failed to come through.  It
> would suffice to give the text of the message.
> 
> Also, it would be helpful to know what OS you are on.  From your email
> address I suspect that it might be an Apple something.  I know nothing
> about those, except that you need to use a certain procedure to find and
> open multiple files.
> 
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 11:02 PM Andrew Ralph via gnucash-user <
> gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Team really struggling to save and or find any of my files, have been
>> following instructions over and over in the user guide and have lost a lot
>> of data and time, really frustrating.
>> 
>> I am trying to set up multiple Files/accounts Linking 5 different banking
>> accounts (importing data) to seperate files book of accounts. Personal
>> account and 4 Rental properties want a seperate set of books for each
>> property for each financial year. The account hierarchy will be the same
>> for each property x 4, I have a seperate bank account for each property.
>> 
>> Have not been able to export the hierarchy to the seperate accounts
>> 
>> Can open initially in the 4 recents in the file drop down menu but when
>> following instructions to save file File -Save as-name - documents and
>> create a file  when I try and retrieve data by opening the file get this
>> message see below.  Also when saving files to different folders they are
>> named as the previous file not the newly created one. Seems like it should
>> be a simple process what am I doing wrong?
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Andrew