[GNC] A new start - somewhat strange

[David Carlson]

In Windows 10 you are only allowed to save files somewhere in your user
space.  We recommend putting it in it's own dedicated directory,  possibly
under the Documents folder.

On Sun, Sep 4, 2022, 6:23 AM Norbert Klein <nhklein at gmx.net> wrote:

> Thanks - that helped me to do the next step:
>
> Just create a new file:
>
> File -> New File
>
> I followed the recommendations, at the end I gave a name, and should
> download everything to C:\Program Files
> (x86)\gnuucash\bin]\spf-total.gnucash
>
> BUT I got: ...may be on a read-only file system ... you may not have write
> permission... or your anti-virus software is preventing this action.
>
> Why? So what next?
>
> I see the whole range of directories have been created:
>
> *Assets*
>
> *Expenses*
>
> *Income*
>
> *Liabilities*
>
> but I cannot save what I created.
>
> I beg to be aware that I do not have any people around (in the Cambodian
> countryside, where I live) whom I could ask here...
>
> But I still have a previous unsolved question: Why did I have to take
> action (thanks for the advice!), initiating the creation of New Files - is
> this not part of the setup? Any problem on my side?
>
> Thanks for the help - we start moving.
>
> Norbert
>
> =
>
> On 8/31/2022 21:46, David Carlson wrote:
>
> Norbert,
>
> That message means that GnuCash did not find and open an existing data
> file so it is expecting you to create a new one.  Thus Derek's answer.
>
>
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