Thank you Derek, I used File -> Open to open a back-up file (instead of double -clicking on it) and it worked and my data is there. Not sure why it opened an old file automatically but I’m back on track now. Thanks again! S
> On Dec 7, 2022, at 10:27 AM, Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > On Wed, December 7, 2022 1:20 pm, Sebastian Aguilar wrote: >> For some reason, when I opened GnuCash today, 3 years of transactions were >> missing. I went to recent backup files but when I open them, they are also >> not showing the missing data. >> What could be happening? >> I am using Version: 4.8. - Build ID: 4.8a+(2021-09-28) on a 2016 MacBook >> Pro with macOS Monterey version 12.6 >> Thanks for any help! >> S.A. > > How do you normally open GnuCash? > Keep in mind that on the Mac, GnuCash will *ALWAYS* open the most recent > file you had open the last time you used GnuCash. If you double-click on > a file, it WILL NOT open that file (unless it happens to be the last file > you used). > What this means is that the /ONLY/ way to change file on a Mac is via File > -> Open. > My guess is that you double-clicked on File A, and entered data thinking > it was file A, but really it was file B -- and therefore you data is in > File B. > > The best way to figure this out is to look at your files and look at the > last-modified times of all of them, to figure out which one(s) may have > your data. > > It is unlikely your data is gone, but it IS likely that it might be spread > across multiple files, or not in the file you think it is in. > > Good Luck, > >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > -derek > > -- > Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 > de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com > Computer and Internet Security Consultant > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: 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.