[GNC] since Catalina, unable to open gnucash

[David H]

Good news both of them came thru :-)

Looks like Gnucash can't save files to the folder you previously saved to -
Catalina enforces some sort of permissions on folders these days.  Check
System Preferences >> Security & Privacy - click on the Privacy tab and
scroll down to "Files and Folders" and click on it - then in the right hand
panel scroll down and see if there's an entry for Gnucash.app - mine has a
couple of entries under it - "Network Volumes" and "Documents Folder" are
both there with a checkmark against them.  If you don't have these enabled
I don't think Gnucash is allowed to write to those locations.  If they
aren't there you'll probably havre to click the "+" below the panel to add
them.

The other option is probably to download and install 3.8 - when you first
start it it will probably prompt you for what folders to allow it access to
??

Cheers David H.


On Sun, 26 Jan 2020 at 11:48, sherwood kaip <skaip799 at gmail.com> wrote:

> [Sorry to repeat this but when I sent the original my subscription had not
> been confirmed.]
>
>      I have used gnucash many years.  I don't know whether it has anything
> to do with the new Catalina operating system or it's another problem
> entirely.  Attached are messages I have received when trying to open
> gnucash.  In the past I have had the message about not having the lock but
> when I clicked 'open anyway' all went well.  The fact that I'm told it
> can't save a backup is new.
>      If I click 'open anyway' the program will open and I can add
> transactions but it won't save them and next time (possibly after a force
> quit?) the added transaction won't be there.
>
> I am not sure where to look for the helpful answers that will probably be
> provided.  If someone feels like it, please email me (skaip799 at gmail.com)
> the link to where answers will be posted.
> S. Kaip
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