[GNC] ABC xx.gnucash on iCloud leads to "... ABC.gnucash could not be found"

[jhoeter at googlemail.com]

Thanks, Derek, but below doesn't seem to be related to my issue under Win11. BTW: My GnuCash actually does open the file I click on - which I usually don't and let GnuCash just open the last one. Jan

-----Original Message-----
From: Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> 
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2025 10:48 AM
To: jhoeter at googlemail.com
Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] ABC xx.gnucash on iCloud leads to "... ABC.gnucash could not be found"

Hi,

Please remember that on a Mac, GnuCash /ALWAYS/ opens the most-recent file, regardless of "what you click on".  I.e., double-clicking on a file WILL NOT necessarily get GnuCash to Open that file!  You ALWAYS need to File -> Open to "change" the file you're opening.  Also, if you File -> Save, the new location will be the one used next time you open GnuCash.

Having said that, I have no idea why there are delays in your iCloud Drive.

Hope this helps,

-derek

On Fri, November 21, 2025 10:41 am, Jan via gnucash-user wrote:
> Hi guys!
>
> For a few days now, I have a persistent problem with my gnucash file 
> that's being stored on my iCloud Drive (GunCash 4.13 on Win11; file 
> size is 498 KB): Instead of ABC.gnucash, ABC xx.gnucash is being 
> stored and "rebuilt" automatically when I manually remove the "xx" in the filename.
> I've had this before every once in a while, usually after an improper 
> computer shutdown, but the manual fix removing "xx" always worked. Now 
> GnuCash regularly starts up with the "... ABC.gnucash could not be found"
> error which makes sense as the ABC.gnucash file is still in "sync 
> pending", not the normal "available on this device". It seems this 
> delayed sync is limited to my GnuCash folder on the iCloud Drive, i.e. 
> if I copy ABC xx.gnucash to a different folder and remove the "xx", it 
> syncs right away. When I move ABC.gnucash from that different folder 
> to the GnuCash folder, the long and often unsuccessful syncing starts, 
> often leaving me with another ABC xx.gnucash in the end. Same with 
> copying ABC.gnu  cash from that different folder to the GnuCash 
> folder. My temporary solution is to create a new GnuCash folder on my 
> ICloud drive, copy ABC xx.gnucash to that folder and remove the "xx". 
> If I start GnuCash from there, all is good again - for now.
>
> What could be going on here?
>
> Thanks for any help, Jan
>
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