Thanks, David, Problem solved. An FAQ on this might be a good idea, Cheers, John
> On 24 Nov 2017, at 1:06 pm, David T. <[email protected]> wrote: > > John, > > GnuCash on the Mac ALWAYS opens the last file it had open—even when you > double-click on another GnuCash file. This is a long-known issue with how the > Mac handles the GnuCash startup. > > > File->Open will get you to your second set of accounts. > > David > >> On Nov 24, 2017, at 8:00 AM, John Nightingale <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am treasurer of two quite different organisations. I have kept accounts >> for both using gnucash, but on two different Macs. Now I have only one Mac. >> Both sets of accounts are primarily held on a USB stick, one for each >> organisation. >> >> Why can I not open the accounts on the USB stick that used to be opened on >> the older Mac, now deceased? I attempt to open via double-clicking a file >> (I’ve tried them all) of the desired accounts, but always the other set of >> accounts opens. I have also tried to open from the opened accounts by >> closing all windows, but that merely makes the app quit. >> >> I have also tried to duplicate the app and locate it in the folder >> containing the second set of accounts, but that doesn’t work either. >> >> Is there a way to resolve this? >> John N. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
