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

[Derek Atkins]

I apologize for completely missing the Win11..  You kept saying iCloud
which, to me, reads "Mac".  So you're right, GnuCash on Windows WILL
properly open the file you click on.

Having said that, it sounds like there is a problem with your GnuCash
iCloud Drive folder.  You might want to rebuild that.

-derek

On Fri, November 21, 2025 11:36 am, jhoeter at googlemail.com wrote:
> 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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>        Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
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       Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
       derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
       Computer and Internet Security Consultant