[GNC] MacOS installation procedure & upgrade path from 2.6.x, was: Re: gnucash.org is down -- for how long?

[Adrien Monteleone]

Libby,

 From the Applications folder, right-click Gnucash.app and choose 
'Open'. The MacOS Gatekeeper will likely ask you if you are sure you 
want to open it as it was downloaded from the internet. Confirm that you 
do. It may or may not then open the app. But if not, simply double-click 
the app as normal in the Applications folder or from your dock and it 
should properly launch from then on.

As for upgrade path, in your case:

2.6.15 -> 2.6.21 -> 3.11 -> 4.13

Run Actions > Check & Repair > 'Check & Repair All' after each upgrade 
and first opening the file with the next version.

Also make a backup copy of your file at each step just in case you run 
into a problem and need to retrace a step.

Note that changes were made since the 2.6x series as to some preferences 
and saved report configurations. You may want to double check those as 
you step through the versions and make fixes/corrections as you go.

Regards,
Adrien

On 2/15/23 9:32 AM, Libby Shaw wrote:
> I’m a Gnucash user since 2016 with an urgent issue I’d really like some help with.  This winter I bought a 2020 Macbook Air laptop running MacOS 12.6.2, to replace my 2010 Macbook Air running MacOS 10.12.6.  Gnucash 2.6.15 has been running fine on my older laptop and I want to continue maintaining my financial records in Gnucash on my new laptop.
> 
> First issue:  I copied Gnucash 2.6.15 from my older laptop to my newer laptop, but it won’t start in MacOS 12.6.2.  when I click on its icon there's no response except that the icon does an aborted opening-zoom animation.
> 
> Questions:
>       Is there a Mac installation procedure for Gnucash beyond copying it into the Applications folder and clicking on it?
>       Can Gnucash 2.6.15 run on MacOS 12.6.2?
> 
> Second issue:  I came across a message online saying that importing older Gnucash records to a later major release of Gnucash requires installing a sequence of intermediate versions of Gnucash.
> 
> Questions:
>       What’s the oldest version of Gnucash that will run well on MacOS 12.6.2?
>       What intermediate versions should I install between Gnucash 2.6.15 and the latest version?
>    
> Here’s hoping gnucash.org will be well again soon.
> Thanks for any help!
> 
> Libby