Yes, you can. The only restriction is you can't use Gnucash from 2 machines at the same time.
Thank You, Gyle McCollam Gyle McCollam [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> email ________________________________ From: gnucash-user <[email protected]> on behalf of Megan Tilley <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2025 12:40 AM To: Gnucash Users <[email protected]> Subject: [GNC] Is it possible to run one GNUcash database with 2 different programs? I use Dropbox for all my important data. I have one instance of GNUcash installed on one machine. This is the Version 5.13 and Finance::Quote 1.66. I am about to go travelling, and my question is: can I run another instance of GNUcash on my travel laptop without including F::Q? By that, I mean that I install GC without the F::Q addition. I only want to track my travel expenses and do not need to update my investments while travelling, so I thought I could have a second GC accessing the 'datafile' synced on Dropbox. When I return home, my travel laptop is turned off, and I would hope the syncing of the travel laptop while travelling would sync with DB, and I could then access the updated data on my usual main computer. Thanks! Megan in Sydney *GnuCash -- **Version: 5.13 -- **Build ID: 5.12+(2025-06-28) -- * *Finance::Quote: *1.66 (2025-10-02) *Windows 10 Home -- **Version: 22H2 -- **OS Build: 19045.5011* _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
