[GNC] Opening Gnucash

Richard Barmann reb at barmannsbar.com
Mon Sep 12 16:21:43 EDT 2022


I may have been double clicking the data file. I followed our 
instructions and it is working . I want to thank everyone that helped me.

Richard Barmann

On 9/12/2022 4:09 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> Richard (Barmann),
>
> To open GnuCash, just use the shortcut *for the app*, and *do not* 
> double-click your data file.
>
> This will open the last used file.
>
> If this gets you what you want - great, the problem is solved. Open 
> GnuCash this way from now on.
>
> If this isn't the version of data you expect to see, then please 
> report to us the name of the file you see in the title bar at the top 
> of the GnuCash window.
>
> For example, my title bar shows:
>
> "personal.gnucash - Accounts - GnuCash"
>
> the first part, "personal.gnucash" is the data file name. (the second 
> part is the tab that has focus, "Accounts" in this case, and the third 
> part is of course, the name of the app)
>
> If you see numbers in your file name that you didn't put there, you 
> are inadvertently opening a dated backup copy instead of the original 
> main file.
>
> We can help you fix it and get back to your main file.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 9/12/22 12:14 PM, Richard Barmann wrote:
>> I am using Windows 10.When I close Gnucash and return the next day I 
>> cannot find the correct up to date file fr0m the day before. I tried 
>> to save/ and then close Gnucash. I wll see if that works.
>
>>>> On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 6:36 AM Richard Barmann <reb68 at att.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> When IO open Gnucash to make some entries in the checking account It
>>>>> opens a page from the past. How can I open the latest page with the
>>>>> entries up to date.
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard Barmann
>
>
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