[GNC] Linux to Mac problem

[Stephen Camidge]

I forget so much about the Mac! I now like Linux.

Success. I had to point to the temporary directory. It was pointing to an original directory. I saved to a new name. A new log was created with the new name. 

Thank you very much!!!

Can I through out the old files now?

Steve 



On Friday, May 15th, 2026 at 11:03 AM, Maf. King <maf at chilwell.net> wrote:

> On Thursday, 14 May 2026 22:03:02 BST Stephen Camidge via gnucash-user 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
> 
> You may not be aware - but on a MAC, clicking on a data file does not open it.
> You need to explicitly use the menu File -> Open and find the data file.
> 
> For arcane reasons, GC on MAC *always* reopens the last-used file (assuming it
> can find it), not the one you clicked on.
> 
> HTH,
> Maf.
> 
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