[GNC] New computer not showing all transactions

[Chris Velevitch]

Thanks for your pointers, problem resolved.

On Sun, 13 Sept 2026 at 02:49, David H <hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm using Gnucash on both ARM (Mac Mini M4) and an older Intel Mac (2014
> Intel i5) with no issue, same versions as the OP by the looks of it..
>
> Sounds to me more like your other suggestion might be the answer? Perhaps
> OP is double clicking on their Gnucash file expecting it to open that
> particular file but it is opening the last used file instead.  This is a
> known issue on macOS -
>
> https://www.wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_The_wrong_file_opens_when_I_double-click_a_GnuCash_file_in_Finder
> .
>
> If this is the case OP try File >> Open instead of double clicking on the
> file in Finder.
>
> I often had issues with dropbox and sync latency/delays and the GnuCash
> .lck file not being deleted as expected so gave up using it eventually
> however that may have changed over the last few years :-)
>
> Cheers David H.
>
>
> On Sat, 12 Sept 2026 at 23:36, Adrien Monteleone <
> adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>
> > I'm using 5.16 between a Win10 installation and a Linux Mint 22.2
> > installation via Samba (stored on the Windows machine for now) and I
> > don't see this issue. (or much of any other that I can tell)
> >
> > There might be a wrinkle between your Intel version and your ARM version
> > though.
> >
> > However, my first hunch would be to be absolutely triply sure you are
> > indeed opening the same exact file. (and also not a backup file) Can you
> > copy it back and forth by means other than DropBox, perhaps a USB key?
> > (just the book, don't worry about preferences or other stuff for now.)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Adrien
> >
> > On 9/12/26 3:29 AM, Chris Velevitch wrote:
> > > I've been using GNUCash on 2 computers sharing files via Dropbox
> without
> > > any issues for some time. I have a 27-inch Intel iMac desktop and a
> > 12-inch
> > > Intel MacBook laptop, and they are both running Catalina.
> > >
> > > Due to increased usage of my laptop, I'm finding the screen size
> > > problematic, so I purchased a 15-inch M5 MacBook Air running Tahoe.
> After
> > > setting up GNUCash and Dropbox and syncing all the Dropbox files,
> > opening a
> > > GNUCash file on my new Macbook Air, the account structure is different
> > and
> > > has only a couple of transactions.
> > >
> > > To verify that Dropbox was syncing, on my desktop, I duplicated the
> file
> > > and let the files sync to my MacBook Air. I opened the new file and
> It's
> > > still not showing the right accounts and transactions.
> > >
> > > Is this a known issue between the 2 machines with different OS
> versions?
> > >
> > > I'm running the latest Catalina on the desktop and the latest Tahoe on
> > the
> > > MacBook Air, and the latest version of GNUCash (v5.16) and GNUCash
> files
> > > are XML format.
> >
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