[GNC] Linux to Mac problem

[Stephen Camidge]

Clearly I am doing several things wrong. Probably since I switched from Manjaro to Zorin in about October.

I have no un-numbered copy in my folders on either backup device. I do not yet know if the Linux drive is salvageable. So I agree that seems to be where to look, but I am unlikely to find it there. I will likely see only what the backup shows. But I guess there must be something somewhere on the Linux drive (and maybe the backup?) since it opens properly there. If it isn't fried.

I had been keeping only the last several files (I thought), but there is a gap from October 2025 to April 2026.

The banks are reconciled to January 1st 2026 and projected transactions entered to end of April.

It seems I am subscribed to the list using [<gnucash-user-request_at_gnucash.org_outcast-foam-ogle at duck.com>](mailto:gnucash-user-request_at_gnucash.org_outcast-foam-ogle at duck.com) so scamidge at proton.me is not a member.

On Friday, May 15th, 2026 at 8:29 AM, David T. <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> You're doing fine with list etiquette. Reply-All works best.
>
> The file you opened is a backup from October 28, 2025. How do I know this? Check out <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_What_are_all_these_.gnucash_and_.log_files_filling_up_my_directory.3F> where you'll see that a file that has that long number embedded in it is actually a dated backup copy.
>
> Find the one in your folder that *doesn't* have those numbers, and you'll find your current details.
>
> David T.
>
> On May 15, 2026 5:35:48 PM GMT+05:30, Stephen Camidge <scamidge at proton.me> wrote:
>
>> First, I am very rusty on using this list. I mostly read it but forget. I receive the digest. Do I reply to you or only to gnucash-user at gnucash.org ? When I tried yesterday a moderator had to approve it as I am not a member. But I receive the message digest, so I am confused.
>>
>> To answer your questions. I am not a hardware person, so I cannot remove the internal Linux drive and test it. I backup daily the folder where I store the datafile to a flash drive automatically using grsynch. I did it twice yesterday and also back it up to an external Linux drive. The pop and power loss happened during the second drive backup, so that one is incomplete. The second flash drive was done first and completed.
>>
>> So I copied the flash drive folder to my Mac and double-clicked the Camidge Accounting GNU Cash.gnucash.20251028182223.gnucash (not a log file). Data was there but incomplete.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> On Friday, May 15th, 2026 at 6:48 AM, David T. <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, this is not really a "Linux to Max problem" so much as "I can't locate my most recent data file" problem.
>>>
>>> I'd start by double checking that you actually have the file you were using on the Linux box.
>>>
>>> When you say that you moved backup data to an old Mac, how did you do that? Did you pull the hard drive from the dead machine and connect it to the Mac? Or was it an actual backup that you made? If this, when was that backup made?
>>>
>>> David T.
>>>
>>> On May 15, 2026 2:33:02 AM GMT+05:30, Stephen Camidge via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have been using the lastest version of GnuCash on Zorin 18.5 (Linux). That machine today made a loud pop and is dead until I can get it fixed.
>>>>
>>>> I moved backup data to an old Mac. When I open it with GnuCash for Mac 5.14-1, it loads the data until January even though it is today's backup.
>>>>
>>>> What do I need to do to fix it?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you
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