Jacob,
It appears you did not search for the Gnucash directory correctly. If
you want to use the find command, try:
find -s $HOME/Library/Application\ Support -maxdepth 1 -iname '*gnu*'
but you could just a easily confirm the directory's existence by issuing:
ls -d ~/Library/Application\ Support/Gnucash
or you could use the Finder app.
The trace file you provided indicates the directory exists and there
appears to be a problem in the metadata file. Reinstalling will not
correct the metafile.
Regards,
Sherlock
On 9/1/25 4:02 PM, Jacob Wegelin wrote:
I do not find that directory. I do not find GnuCash under /Library, nor
do I find it under $HOME/Library:
date
Mon Sep 1 15:42:33 PDT 2025
find -s /Library/Application\ Support/ -maxdepth 1
/Library/Application Support/
/Library/Application Support/App Store
/Library/Application Support/Apple
/Library/Application Support/BTServer
/Library/Application Support/Carbonite
/Library/Application Support/com.apple.backgroundassets.user
/Library/Application Support/com.apple.idleassetsd
/Library/Application Support/com.apple.TCC
/Library/Application Support/com.apple.TVIdleScreen
/Library/Application Support/CrashReporter
/Library/Application Support/GarageBand
/Library/Application Support/iLifeMediaBrowser
/Library/Application Support/livefsd
/Library/Application Support/Logic
/Library/Application Support/Malwarebytes
/Library/Application Support/Mozilla
/Library/Application Support/ProApps
/Library/Application Support/Script Editor
find -s $HOME/Library -maxdepth 1 -iname '*gnu*'
And in case it is elsewhere under /Library:
find -s /Library/ -iname '*gnuc*'
find: /Library/Application Support/Apple/AssetCache/Data: Permission denied
find: /Library/Application Support/Apple/ParentalControls/Users:
Permission denied
find: /Library/Application Support/Malwarebytes/MBAM/Settings/1:
Permission denied
find: /Library/Application Support/Malwarebytes/MBAM/Settings/501:
Permission denied
find: /Library/Caches/com.apple.amsengagementd.classicdatavault:
Operation not permitted
find: /Library/Caches/com.apple.aned: Operation not permitted
find: /Library/Caches/com.apple.aneuserd: Operation not permitted
find: /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store: Permission denied
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Library/PrivateFrameworks/
LLDB.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Clang/include/__stdarg___gnuc_va_list.h
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/lib/clang/17/include/
__stdarg___gnuc_va_list.h
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/lib/tapi/17/include/
__stdarg___gnuc_va_list.h
I installed GnuCash on this brand-new computer in January 2025. I tried
to use homebrew for this; could that have changed the directory? But
"brew" objected:
Error: It seems there is already an App at '/Applications/Gnucash.app'.
At that point in the process, I found the file, and a popup stated:
Chrome downloaded this file on January 25, 2025. Apple checked it for
malicious software and none was detected.
At any rate, I do not find the stated directory under /Library. Is
there a further step I can take to try to fix this?
Am I correct that deleting /Applications/Gnucash.app and reinstalling is
not the way to go?
Thank you for any insight.
Jacob Wegelin
On 2025-08-15 Fri 14:33, R Losey wrote:
No, it IS blank on my macOS. That's why he gave you the path to it (~/
Library/Application\ Support/GnuCash). Rename the
directory, and then try launching GnuCash.
On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM Jacob Wegelin
<[email protected]> wrote:
When I do
> echo $GNC_CONFIG_HOME
I get a blank. Is this not supposed to be a system variable in
macos on
the command line?
On 2025-08-11 Mon 13:12, Sherlock wrote:
> Jacob,
>
> I suspect there may be a configuration issue.
>
> A quick check is to rename the GNC_CONFIG_HOME directory and
the try
> launching GnuCash:
>
> mv ~/Library/Application\ Support/Gnucash ~/Library/Application\
> Support/Gnucash.sav
>
>
> If GnuCash able to launch successfully, you can try restoring
a backup of the
> GNC_CONFIG_HOME directory saved before you experienced the issue.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Sherlock
>
>
> On 8/11/25 11:48 AM, Jacob Wegelin wrote:
>> At
>>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ii1dswyfptx5gvz9bx6sl/
gnucash1.zip?
>> rlkey=a7f1y4v91ebztkurwspuiwegw&st=hfkg9pzz&dl=0
>>
>> are 2 files:
>> gnucash.trace
>> the stderr from the command line.
>>
>> Thank you again
>>
>> Jacob Wegelin
>
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