[GNC] Account Register not Populating

Thu Nov 14 17:38:40 EST 2024

In my rush I forgot that all your custom reports and other details are also
in those user files.
You really want to transfer them too.

On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 4:33 PM David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> One more thing.  If you only transfer the XML data file without also
> transferring the User files mentioned in that Backup reference, the data
> file will open without the various tabs in the Tab Bar that were kept
> nicely organized in those User files, so it will look like you lost the
> rergisters when you actually only lost the saved view of tabs on the tab
> bar.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 4:25 PM David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Robin,
>>
>> You say that you only have three accounts in GnuCash.  There should be
>> many more than that.  Take a look under Help to see some examples.  You
>> have one page label on the Tab Bar called Accounts.  Your three bank
>> accounts fall under Assets, but there should be other accounts under
>> Liabilities, Income, Expense and Equity as well.  Your column headers have
>> different names in each account type.  Open the Accounts tab to find the
>> other accounts.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 3:49 PM Robin Lake <robin.lake at protonmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> R Losey --
>>>
>>> Thank you for your reply. I think the 136K file size is with data. This
>>> is what it was on the old computer. I have three accounts in gnuCash, Two
>>> very minimal activity, one just normal household activity. They are only
>>> about three years old.
>>>
>>> Yes, the column headings are wrong. Haven't found where I could open any
>>> other register type. Therein is my problem, I believe. To use your example
>>> below, the main file is RobinBook, other entries are RobinBook.
>>> gnucash."date stamp".gnucash. Each one is about the same size at 136K.
>>>
>>> I still have the old computer with the original files. I also have a
>>> thumb drive with a backup of the old computer.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your reply.
>>>
>>> ~ Robin
>>> On 11/14/2024 8:50 AM, R Losey wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't know about this for sure (I guess it depends on the number of
>>> transactions and the number of accounts); however, I have about 8 years of
>>> data and my data file is 2.4M (I'm using the default - a compressed XML
>>> file); your 136K size sounds like a blank new file to me.
>>>
>>> "Bank" accounts should have headers of "Deposit, Withdrawal, and
>>> Balance" (unless you are using formal accounting labels). It sounds like
>>> you were looking at an Expense account -- they have headers of "Expense,
>>> Rebate, and Balance"
>>>
>>> Did they also copy over the auto backup files? If you main file is
>>> "Robin.gnucash", they will look like "Robin.<timestamp>.gnucash" - are they
>>> all about 136k also?
>>>
>>> Did you have your own backups of the main file?  Something definitely
>>> seems wrong. I hope the store did a full backup of your old computer and
>>> that they still have it.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 7:03 PM Robin Lake via gnucash-user <
>>> gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> David --
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for the further information. My apology for not coming back
>>>> to the full list.
>>>> In reply to Murugan's question, the version of gnuCash on the old
>>>> computer is Ver 4.9+ (2021-12-18), Windows 10.
>>>>
>>>> The Registry Editor contains this hierarchy of folders:
>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/GSettings/Org/GnuCash/gnucash/dialogs, general,
>>>> history, warning, window. One or more of those last five folders contains
>>>> reference to the name of my file. This tells me that this data was
>>>> transferred.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your help and advise.
>>>>
>>>> ~ Robin
>>>>
>>>> On 11/13/2024 7:16 AM, David Carlson wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Robin,
>>>> > Please reply to the list so you can get help from any of the list
>>>> users.
>>>> > Refer to the following backup page to find out which files need to be
>>>> 'restored' to your new computer https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Backup
>>>> >
>>>> > On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 5:56 PM Robin Lake <robin.lake at protonmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Thank you for your reply --
>>>> >>
>>>> >> The transfer of data was done at the store where I purchased the
>>>> computer. The last time I used gnuCash on the old computer the file was
>>>> 135kb on 11/05, it appears that the first time I opened it on the new
>>>> computer it was 136kb on 11/10. It has been opened and closed a few time
>>>> since, and there is no data file (gnuCash Financial Data) with subsequent
>>>> closures, just the "text file". Not sure what or how transfer was made.
>>>> Reports and any other details (report setups) do not appear to be there.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Where can I find the user files in question?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Thank you again for your help.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> ~ Robin
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On 11/12/2024 11:31 AM, David Carlson wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>> That sounds like your data file did not, in fact, get transferred.
>>>> How did you do the transfer? Does it have the same name and size as on the
>>>> old computer? Did you also transfer the other (user) files that include
>>>> your custom reports and other details as described in the GnuCash website?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 11:42 AM Robin Lake via gnucash-user <
>>>> gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>> Good morning --
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I have just replaced a computer of long time usage. Data files have
>>>> >>>> been transferred. GnuCash has been reinstalled. All the accounts
>>>> >>>> appear to be intact.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Operating system: Windows 11 24H2
>>>> >>>> gnuCash version: Ver 5.9 (2024-9-28)
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> To open the Account Register, the "GnuCash ... Guide" reads that I
>>>> >>>> should "... double click the account name, right click the account
>>>> >>>> name and select Open ..., or use the Open button on the toolbar.
>>>> >>>> GnuCash will display the account register window."
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> All of that does work, but ... The Account Register is not
>>>> populated
>>>> >>>> with all those years worth of checks and deposits, and the headers
>>>> >>>> in the three right-hand columns read Expense, Rebate, and Balance,
>>>> >>>> not the expected Deposit, Withdrawal, and Balance.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I have three checking accounts. Two of them have no data at all,
>>>> one
>>>> >>>> of them has one entry, a voided check, with an incorrect "0.00"
>>>> balance
>>>> >>>> in the Balance column.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I appreciate any advise that will guide me to restoring the
>>>> operation of
>>>> >>>> gnuCash to its former glory.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Thank you in advance.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> ~ Robin Lake
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>>> Micah 6:8
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>>>
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>> David Carlson
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