Thanks! I think the panic of losing years of Dara blinded me to the simple idea that that was just a blank and not some imagined lost key to a proprietary file structure or something. Then down a rabbit hole trying to get Mailman installed just to get some help.
Thanks for all the help! Sorry for replying to one, not list! > On Jun 7, 2019, at 9:24 PM, Greg Feneis <[email protected]> wrote: > > Please remember to send replies to the list, not just the members you are > replying to. > > Macs aren't my strength here, but every time you start GnuCash, if GnuCash > starts with a message saying it can't find a file, then once you get past > the screen that asks you if you want to remove it from the recent file > list, what you have is GnuCash running with a default empty file. I > wouldn't bother saving that. Instead, click the file menu and select open, > then point to the file you usually use. You may have to find that file, > using the Mac's file manager, then use GnuCash file>open to get to where > the file is and open it. > > Kind regards, Greg Feneis > (Galaxy S7) > > >> On Fri, Jun 7, 2019, 18:41 Giuseppe Quinn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I’m running MacOS 10.14.5 >> >> In the attached screenshot you can see the msg I’m getting. Originally, >> the file name was empty >> >> >> >> If “No” or “Yes” is selected the following window opens. >> >> >> >> Nothing I tried changed anything, till I selected save and it asked for a >> name, and that’s how “WHatisthis” became the “missing” file from the first >> image. I have plenty of these files; >> >> >> Which are the ones I want to open, and I’ve tried opening GNUCash by >> clicking various versions of these. >> >> HELP!!! >> >> On Jun 7, 2019, at 9:03 AM, Greg Feneis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You could also use your computer's file manager, EG Windows Explorer, to >> find the file that GnuCash can't seem to find. >> >> Kind regards, Greg Feneis >> (Galaxy S7) >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 7, 2019, 07:59 Greg Feneis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You may have changed the file's location and GnuCash can no longer find >> it. Try using the file>open menu items to navigate to the file location and >> open it. After GnuCash opens it up,it will remember the new location and >> open it automatically the next time you start it >> >> Kind regards, Greg Feneis >> (Pixel 3) >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 7, 2019, 07:34 Centins@rq <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> When I try to open GnuCash 3.4 I get an error msg saying a file can’t be >> found, but that the file is in history and do I want to remove it. When I >> click either the “Yes”, or “No” a window opens with nothing in it and a >> “Save” and some other button. >> >> Help! I can’t open any of my data! >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >> ----- >> 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] >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> >> >> > <Screen Shot 2019-06-07 at 7.34.46 PM.png> > <Screen Shot 2019-06-07 at 7.31.08 PM.png> > <Screen Shot 2019-06-07 at 7.39.05 PM.png> > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > 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] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
