[GNC] Saving Data

[Andrew Ralph]

Thanks for your reply 
I am on macOS Mojave version 10.14.6 

The error Message is “The file/URI/Uesers/macuser/desktop/Lake 19-20.gnucash could not be found. The file is in the history list do you want to remove it.” 

The process I am going through
Making an new set of accounts
File- new-file-go through new account set up
File-Save as-

Data format-xml
Name lake 19 20.gnucash
Desktop-macuser-desktop create file lake19 20

Making another new set of accounts
File- new-file-go through new account set up
Then
Save as
Data format-xml
Name Oxley 19 20.gnucash
Desktop-macuser-desktop create file Oxley 19 20

Now have 2 files on the desktop the first file, Lake 19 20 and the Oxley 19 20 both have the Oxley accounts in them.

Following the file open in Gnucash is retrieving the correct accounts from the saved files on the desktop, even though opening from the desktop they are different??

 I will work with opening from Gnucash and see how I go, wondering about the implications for back up?

Thanks a lot for your advice, really helpful

Regards
Andrew



> On 13/04/2020, at 11:30 PM, Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
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