[GNC] Tool to Convert Bank Statements into GnuCash-Friendly Formats
Paras
desaiparas at outlook.com
Mon Sep 8 05:47:30 EDT 2025
Two concerns
It appears to be is a paid service and not open source It is a Web based
services and not the standalone app, which creates privacy concerns with
sensitive financial transactions, inspite of the fact data transfer are
encrypted or not.
Thanks Paras
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> 1. Re: computer change and backup (ph hermes)
> 2. Re: computer change and backup (David Cousens)
> 3. Copy and paste account into a new account (Edwin Booth)
> 4. Re: Copy and paste account into a new account (Steve Butler)
> 5. Re: Copy and paste account into a new account (Edwin Booth)
> 6. Re: Copy and paste account into a new account (Stephen M.
> Butler)
> 7. Tool to Convert Bank Statements into GnuCash-Friendly
> Formats (John)
> 8. Re: computer change and backup (Kalpesh Patel)
> 9. Re: Copy and paste account into a new account (Edwin Booth)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2025 09:40:02 -0700
> From: ph hermes <phsfca.hermes at gmail.com>
> To: sunfish62 at yahoo.com
> Cc: Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnucash at jdlh.com>, gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] computer change and backup
> Message-ID: <38CDAD3C-8F74-4E6D-B66B-5B843A3A2476 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> thank you both. i?ve tried both these options. i also deleted the LCK
> files (per the wiki). in both cases (opening from file one trying to
> open gnucash first it?s not opening). there are 2 log files still in
> the directory with my latest .gnucash file.
>
> i also just double checked he path and it all looks ok.
>
> i have an older file but i was guessing it would have the same issues.
>
> anything else i should try?
> - ph
> paula hendricks ~:~ San Francisco CA ~:~ 415.310.1168
>
>> On Sep 6, 2025, at 1:27?PM, sunfish62 at yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>> ?First, is it your intention to open a backup of your data file from
>> July 25th of this year? That is what that file indicates.
>>
>> Second, what happens when you try to open the GnuCash file from within
>> GnuCash on your new machine (i.e., File->Open)?
>>
>> ?David T.?
>>
>>> On Sep 6, 2025, 10:22?AM, at 10:22?AM, ph hermes
>>> <phsfca.hermes at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> my macbook died. got a new one. used time machine to restore files.
>>> all
>>> looks good except gnucash wont open the file. says it?s in history
>>> but
>>> can?t open it. looks like it?s identifying the file via the dead
>>> laptop.
>>>
>>> the pop up message reads:
>>>
>>> the
>>>
>>> file/URI/ph-2022/documents/03-money/gnucash/ph-gnu-2025.gnucash.20250724103634.gnucash
>>> could not be found
>>>
>>> the file is in the history list. do you want to remove it?
>>>
>>> do i have to rename my new laptop/ users? yikes.
>>>
>>> all help appreciated. thanks.
>>>
>>> - ph
>>> paula hendricks ~:~ San Francisco CA ~:~ 415.310.1168
>>>
>>>> On Sep 6, 2025, at 9:59?AM, Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnucash at jdlh.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> ?Hello, propwins:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2025-09-06 08:59, propwins at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>> I work on a win laptop and desktop. I would like to move my
>>> accounting info
>>>>> between the two. which file should i copy, where is it located ...
>>>> You are not the first to ask this question. The answer is in the
>>>> FAQ:
>>>>
>>>
>>> <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_just_got_a_new_computer._What_should_I_copy_over_from_my_old_one.3F>
>>>>
>>>> Just to be clear: this is for moving your accounting info from one
>>> computer, to another computer, and using it only on the other
>>> computer
>>> going forward. If what you really want to do is to use the accounting
>>> info on either computer interchangeably, then read the
>>>
>>> <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Multiple_Computers.2C_Users.2C_...>
>>> section of the FAQ.
>>>>
>>>>> ?and should i expect any problems?
>>>>
>>>> The cynic in me says that you should always expect problems. That
>>> way, if none occur, you will be disappointed to be wrong, but joyful
>>> to
>>> have no problems.
>>>>
>>>> But my impression from my own moves of accounting info, and from
>>> listening to the questions on this list, is that people move their
>>> accounting info between computers all the time. If one follows the
>>> instructions, and copies over all the parts of GnuCash data, then it
>>> works just fine.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> ?Jim DeLaHunt
>>>>
>>>>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 03:47:39 +1000
> From: David Cousens <davidcousens49 at gmail.com>
> To: propwins at gmail.com, gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] computer change and backup
> Message-ID: <b43758275a20c10a27dd1e3228f7b7830ec48c91.camel at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> I have used Dropbox for making GnuCash available on my desktop and
> laptop for many years with no problems other than having to be careful
> about opening it simultaneously on both computers. The lock file does
> help with this. The only limitation is 3 devices with the free Dropbox
> account. This is useful if away from home and travelling whereas
> syncing the machines has to be done before travelling.
>
>
> On Sat, 2025-09-06 at 11:59 -0400, propwins at gmail.com wrote:
>> I work on a win laptop and desktop. I would like to move my
>> accounting info
>> between the two. which file should i copy, where is it located and
>> should i
>> expect any problems?
>> _______________________________________________
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2025 13:09:54 -0500
> From: Edwin Booth <elybeedle at gmail.com>
> To: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: [GNC] Copy and paste account into a new account
> Message-ID:
>
> <CACcoXW_SOH2QVv2a2n=Ts_nLi=VH-MaXhruCdJUcuQRWoP63NQ at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Hi. I?m having trouble with one of my accounts. I have lost the Balance
> column and I think I need to make a new account. Is it possible to copy
> and
> paste a whole account into a new account window?
>
> Thanks, Edwin
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2025 11:17:49 -0700
> From: Steve Butler <stephen.m.butler51 at gmail.com>
> To: Edwin Booth <elybeedle at gmail.com>
> Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Copy and paste account into a new account
> Message-ID:
>
> <CALTSo2h2XZ9NdC9SXWzYzm7m4vr9o6T=L9frRR10xnVnOCre9g at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Create the new account.
>
> Delete the old account and check the box to transfer all transactions
> to
> the new account.
>
> It may be that your balance column was either:
> 1. Turned off -- check the down arrow on the column headers.
> 2. Pushed off the page by wider columns. Double click the Description
> column headers to see if columns suddenly appear(and description column
> shrinks)
> 3. Width of Balance column set to zero pixels. There is a file you
> need
> to edit to fix that. Not sure which one nor where it is located.
>
> On Sun, Sep 7, 2025, 11:11 Edwin Booth <elybeedle at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi. I?m having trouble with one of my accounts. I have lost the
>> Balance
>> column and I think I need to make a new account. Is it possible to
>> copy and
>> paste a whole account into a new account window?
>>
>> Thanks, Edwin
>> _______________________________________________
>> gnucash-user mailing list
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2025 13:38:48 -0500
> From: Edwin Booth <elybeedle at gmail.com>
> To: Steve Butler <stephen.m.butler51 at gmail.com>
> Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Copy and paste account into a new account
> Message-ID:
>
> <CACcoXW9rZQvRKeY+gghGzjqJdyY=VhwZXD2XBeP_ZYFX2LyU8Q at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Thank you! I have tried your No. 2 suggestion countless times and just
> does
> not reappear. I?m not sure what you mean by the down arrow on the
> column
> headers (I?m using a MacBook). I only get the side-to-side arrows as
> well
> as the regular cursor. I?m keen to try your No. 3 but have no idea how
> to
> do that.
>
> Thanks so much for the reply!
>
> Edwin
>
> On Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 1:17?PM Steve Butler
> <stephen.m.butler51 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Create the new account.
>>
>> Delete the old account and check the box to transfer all transactions
>> to
>> the new account.
>>
>> It may be that your balance column was either:
>> 1. Turned off -- check the down arrow on the column headers.
>> 2. Pushed off the page by wider columns. Double click the
>> Description
>> column headers to see if columns suddenly appear(and description
>> column
>> shrinks)
>> 3. Width of Balance column set to zero pixels. There is a file you
>> need
>> to edit to fix that. Not sure which one nor where it is located.
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 7, 2025, 11:11 Edwin Booth <elybeedle at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi. I?m having trouble with one of my accounts. I have lost the
>>> Balance
>>> column and I think I need to make a new account. Is it possible to
>>> copy
>>> and
>>> paste a whole account into a new account window?
>>>
>>> Thanks, Edwin
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2025 12:01:39 -0700
> From: "Stephen M. Butler" <kg7je at arrl.net>
> To: Edwin Booth <elybeedle at gmail.com>
> Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Copy and paste account into a new account
> Message-ID: <b8cb12b0-8671-4b21-a6fe-c971967a712e at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>
> Looks like the Down Arrow is only on the ACCOUNTS register -- sorry
> about that.? My mistake.
>
> You need to located GNC_DATA_HOME for your box and edit the file in
> books/your-book-name.gnucash.gcm.? For me on Ubuntu that is in
> $HOME/.local/share/gnucash/books.
>
> Look? for a liine: |balance_width=0 and change that to something like
> balance_width=94.
>
> You can find this info at:
>
> https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/151095/gnucash-checkbook-columns-shrunk-too-far-cannot-get-them-back
>
> I did a search for:? gnucash zero width column
>
> Following info came from
> https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#GNC_DATA_HOME
> (while looking for GNC_DATA_DIR referenced in above article).|
>
>
> GNC_DATA_HOME
>
> *Versions:* 3.x and more recent
>
> This is the subdirectory in USER_DATA_HOME
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#USER_DATA_HOME>
> that GnuCash uses exclusively for its /user specific/ data. The default
> locations:
>
> Linux
>
> pristine
> USER_DATA_HOME
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#USER_DATA_HOME>/gnucash
> Flatpak
> $HOME
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>/.var/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/data/gnucash
>
> Windows
> %APPDATA%
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#Environment_variables_LOCALAPPDATA_and_APPDATA>\GnuCash
> macOS
> HOME
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>/Library/Application
> Support/GnuCash
>
> Note that on Windows the base directory is /APPDATA
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#Environment_variables_LOCALAPPDATA_and_APPDATA>/
> and on macOS this is /HOME
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>/Library/Application
> Support/. The base directories will be different for the next relevant
> directory:
>
>
> USER_DATA_HOME
>
> This directory can be used by /applications/ to store data that can't
> be
> stored in the user's data file for some reason. For example gnucash
> will
> store saved reports here, or some metadata such as which register tabs
> were open for your books last time you closed them. The default
> locations:
>
> Linux
>
> pristine
> $HOME
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>/.local/share
> Flatpak <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Flatpak>
> $HOME
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>/.var/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/data
>
> Windows
> On this platform there are actually two directories for this kind
> of
> data:
>
> Local?machine specific
>
> * The machine is no member of a Windows domain *or*
> * the user has choosen a (machine) local profile on login:
>
> HOME
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>\AppData\Local,
> often referred to as %LOCALAPPDATA%
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#Environment_variables_LOCALAPPDATA_and_:APPDATA>
> Roaming?domain wide
>
> * The machine is member of a Windows domain *and*
> * the user has choosen a domain wide profile on login:
>
> HOME
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>\AppData\Roaming,
> often referred to as %APPDATA%
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#Environment_variables_LOCALAPPDATA_and_APPDATA>
>
> macOS
> On this platform there are actually two directories for this kind
> of
> data:
>
> native
>
> current
> HOME
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>/Library/Application
> Support
> OS X 10.6 and older
> HOME/Library/Applications Defaults
>
> by ported software
> HOME
>
> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>/.local/share
>
> The former is native to macOS (and will be used by GnuCash), the
> latter is often used by software that's ported from linux (like
> GTK3). The difference will get clearer further down.
>
> It's important to understand this directory is shared by all
> applications you run on your system. So aside from GnuCash,
> applications
> like Firefox, Microsoft Office, LibreOffice and so on will also write
> here. To avoid clutter, most applications have the courtesy to create
> their own subdirectory here and only write in that subdirectory. This
> leads seamlessly to the next couple of important directories:
>
>
>
> On 9/7/25 11:38, Edwin Booth wrote:
>> Thank you! I have tried your No. 2 suggestion countless times and just
>> does not reappear. I?m not sure what you mean by the down arrow on the
>> column headers (I?m using a MacBook). I only get the side-to-side
>> arrows as well as the regular cursor. I?m keen to try your No. 3 but
>> have no idea how to do that.
>>
>> Thanks so much for the reply!
>>
>> Edwin
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 1:17?PM Steve Butler
>> <stephen.m.butler51 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Create the new account.
>>
>> Delete the?old account and check the box to transfer all
>> transactions to the new account.
>>
>> It may be that your balance column was either:
>> 1.? Turned off -- check the down arrow on the column headers.
>> 2.? Pushed off the page by wider columns.? Double click the
>> Description column headers to see if columns suddenly appear(and
>> description column shrinks)
>> 3.? Width of Balance column set to zero pixels.? There is a file
>> you need to edit to fix that.? Not sure which one nor where it is
>> located.
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 7, 2025, 11:11 Edwin Booth <elybeedle at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi. I?m having trouble with one of my accounts. I have lost
>> the Balance
>> column and I think I need to make a new account. Is it
>> possible to copy and
>> paste a whole account into a new account window?
>>
>> Thanks, Edwin
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> gnucash-user mailing list
>> gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe:
>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user
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>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 00:37:37 +0530
> From: John <johnfemdeo at gmail.com>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: [GNC] Tool to Convert Bank Statements into GnuCash-Friendly
> Formats
> Message-ID:
>
> <CAEsoRLEWz3eSZjb4n39gHw5-bzPzwRnK-kozS=24zF-G+fkgKw at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> I?ve been working on a small web application that might be useful for
> some
> of you who deal with importing statements into GnuCash:
>
> ? http://bankstatementconverts.com/
>
> The app helps convert bank statements into formats that GnuCash can
> read
> more easily (CSV/OFX/QIF). The idea is to save time on manual
> formatting or
> copy-paste cleanup before importing into GnuCash.
>
> I?d really appreciate feedback from the community:
>
> -
>
> Does this solve a common pain point you?ve had with bank imports?
> -
>
> Are there specific formats or banks you?d like supported?
> -
>
> Any concerns or improvements you?d suggest?
>
> This is just a side project, and I?d love to improve it based on your
> input.
>
> Thanks,
> Shubham
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2025 15:40:15 -0400
> From: "Kalpesh Patel" <kalpesh.patel at usa.net>
> To: "'Mark Itzcovitz'" <mark.itzcovitz at gmail.com>,
> <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] computer change and backup
> Message-ID: <006e01dc202f$3c359ad0$b4a0d070$@usa.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> You can safely use cloud storage as long as it is understood that GNC
> is NOT a multi-user, NOR multi-point application. Restriction is that
> any one file can be kept open at most one place only.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Itzcovitz <mark.itzcovitz at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2025 12:13 PM
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] computer change and backup
>
> Do you use a cloud service? I have my files on OneDrive and use them
> from Windows on a desktop and a laptop, and from a Mac. No copying
> needed...
>
> On Sat, 6 Sept 2025 at 17:02, <gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org> wrote:
>
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>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: propwins at gmail.com
>> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>> Cc:
>> Bcc:
>> Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2025 11:59:18 -0400
>> Subject: [GNC] computer change and backup I work on a win laptop and
>> desktop. I would like to move my accounting info between the two.
>> which file should i copy, where is it located and should i expect any
>> problems?
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> gnucash-user mailing list
>> gnucash-user at gnucash.org
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>
> Message: 9
> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2025 15:02:03 -0500
> From: Edwin Booth <elybeedle at gmail.com>
> To: Stephen.M.Butler51 at gmail.com
> Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Copy and paste account into a new account
> Message-ID:
>
> <CACcoXW9PHh20buLf80eQRPMdnjSXbqg0bqGQNFFYXwPYk0dn9g at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Thank you so much!!! Not sure if I?m savvy enough to do that but I
> shall
> try.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Edwin
>
> On Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 2:01?PM Stephen M. Butler <kg7je at arrl.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Looks like the Down Arrow is only on the ACCOUNTS register -- sorry
>> about
>> that. My mistake.
>>
>> You need to located GNC_DATA_HOME for your box and edit the file in
>> books/your-book-name.gnucash.gcm. For me on Ubuntu that is in
>> $HOME/.local/share/gnucash/books.
>>
>> Look for a liine: balance_width=0 and change that to something like
>> balance_width=94.
>>
>> You can find this info at:
>>
>> https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/151095/gnucash-checkbook-columns-shrunk-too-far-cannot-get-them-back
>>
>> I did a search for: gnucash zero width column
>>
>> Following info came from
>>
>> https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#GNC_DATA_HOME
>> (while looking for GNC_DATA_DIR referenced in above article).
>> GNC_DATA_HOME
>>
>> *Versions:* 3.x and more recent
>>
>> This is the subdirectory in USER_DATA_HOME
>>
>> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#USER_DATA_HOME>
>> that GnuCash uses exclusively for its *user specific* data. The
>> default
>> locations:
>> Linux pristine USER_DATA_HOME
>>
>> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#USER_DATA_HOME>
>> /gnucash Flatpak $HOME
>> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>
>> /.var/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/data/gnucash Windows %APPDATA%
>>
>> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#Environment_variables_LOCALAPPDATA_and_APPDATA>
>> \GnuCash macOS HOME
>>
>> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>/Library/Application
>> Support/GnuCash
>>
>> Note that on Windows the base directory is *APPDATA
>>
>> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#Environment_variables_LOCALAPPDATA_and_APPDATA>*
>> and on macOS this is *HOME
>>
>> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>/Library/Application
>> Support*. The base directories will be different for the next relevant
>> directory:
>>
>> USER_DATA_HOME
>>
>> This directory can be used by *applications* to store data that can't
>> be
>> stored in the user's data file for some reason. For example gnucash
>> will
>> store saved reports here, or some metadata such as which register tabs
>> were
>> open for your books last time you closed them. The default locations:
>> Linux pristine $HOME
>> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>
>> /.local/share Flatpak <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Flatpak>
>> $HOME
>> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>
>> /.var/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/data Windows On this platform there are
>> actually two directories for this kind of data: Local?machine specific
>>
>> - The machine is no member of a Windows domain *or*
>> - the user has choosen a (machine) local profile on login:
>>
>> HOME <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>
>> \AppData\Local, often referred to as %LOCALAPPDATA%
>>
>> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#Environment_variables_LOCALAPPDATA_and_:APPDATA>
>> Roaming?domain
>> wide
>>
>> - The machine is member of a Windows domain *and*
>> - the user has choosen a domain wide profile on login:
>>
>> HOME <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>
>> \AppData\Roaming, often referred to as %APPDATA%
>>
>> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#Environment_variables_LOCALAPPDATA_and_APPDATA>
>> macOS On this platform there are actually two directories for this
>> kind
>> of data: native current HOME
>>
>> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>/Library/Application
>> Support OS X 10.6 and older HOME/Library/Applications Defaults by
>> ported
>> software HOME
>> <https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#HOME>
>> /.local/share The former is native to macOS (and will be used by
>> GnuCash), the latter is often used by software that's ported from
>> linux
>> (like GTK3). The difference will get clearer further down.
>>
>> It's important to understand this directory is shared by all
>> applications
>> you run on your system. So aside from GnuCash, applications like
>> Firefox,
>> Microsoft Office, LibreOffice and so on will also write here. To avoid
>> clutter, most applications have the courtesy to create their own
>> subdirectory here and only write in that subdirectory. This leads
>> seamlessly to the next couple of important directories:
>>
>>
>> On 9/7/25 11:38, Edwin Booth wrote:
>>
>> Thank you! I have tried your No. 2 suggestion countless times and just
>> does not reappear. I?m not sure what you mean by the down arrow on the
>> column headers (I?m using a MacBook). I only get the side-to-side
>> arrows as
>> well as the regular cursor. I?m keen to try your No. 3 but have no
>> idea how
>> to do that.
>>
>> Thanks so much for the reply!
>>
>> Edwin
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 1:17?PM Steve Butler
>> <stephen.m.butler51 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Create the new account.
>>>
>>> Delete the old account and check the box to transfer all transactions
>>> to
>>> the new account.
>>>
>>> It may be that your balance column was either:
>>> 1. Turned off -- check the down arrow on the column headers.
>>> 2. Pushed off the page by wider columns. Double click the
>>> Description
>>> column headers to see if columns suddenly appear(and description
>>> column
>>> shrinks)
>>> 3. Width of Balance column set to zero pixels. There is a file you
>>> need
>>> to edit to fix that. Not sure which one nor where it is located.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Sep 7, 2025, 11:11 Edwin Booth <elybeedle at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi. I?m having trouble with one of my accounts. I have lost the
>>>> Balance
>>>> column and I think I need to make a new account. Is it possible to
>>>> copy
>>>> and
>>>> paste a whole account into a new account window?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Edwin
>>>>
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