[GNC] computer change and backup. mac m4 vs intel
ph hermes
phsfca.hermes at gmail.com
Mon Sep 8 14:12:03 EDT 2025
thanks.
- ph
paula hendricks ~:~ San Francisco CA ~:~ 415.310.1168
On Sep 8, 2025, at 11:10 AM, R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com> wrote:
For Macs, there is both an Intel version and a Silicon (Mx) version. If
you're running an M4, you need the Silicon version.
I have an M1 and am running GnuCash just fine using the Silicon
version (I'm running Sequoia 15.6.1).
On Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM ph hermes <[1]phsfca.hermes at gmail.com>
wrote:
installed 5.12. file opened. yay!
when moved to applications it just says gnucash no version in file
name. can i change that so i know at a glance what version it is?
thanks.
more info. gnucash sw installed is all for intel chips. new laptop
is an M4. i’m assuming this might be the problem?
-ph
i’m still stumped.
does it make sense to simply install new sw version?
current version that’s not opening is 5.3-1. but i looked online and
there’s no gnucash for mac at all in app store and at the gnucash
download page it shows 5.12 as the latest stable version.
questions:
should i install 5.12?
should i uninstall 5.3-1?
what other steps should i take to do this new install correctly? i
also have 4.12 installed.
thank you!!!
- ph
paula hendricks ~:~ San Francisco CA ~:~ 415.310.1168
> On Sep 7, 2025, at 9:40 AM, ph hermes <[2]phsfca.hermes at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> 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, [3]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
<[4]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.2025
0724103634.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
<[5]list+gnucash at jdlh.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hello, propwins:
>>>>> On 2025-09-06 08:59, [6]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:
>>>
<[7]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
>>>
<[8]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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