Cloud can be tricky. I have one cloud note app that only works with Dropbox and not with my off brand cloud. I'm glad you found a workaround.
David T. On Nov 22, 2025, 1:46 PM, at 1:46 PM, [email protected] wrote: >Thanks, David C and T. My problem does not seem to be related to backup >files. It's the main GnuCash file that is not saved properly (probably >more an iCloud than a GnuCash issue, but possibly both have a part in >it). As mentioned in my original post, things have been working >correctly again after saving the GnuCash files in a new folder, still >on iCloud. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2025 3:17 AM >To: David Cousens <[email protected]> >Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] >Subject: Re: [GNC] ABC xx.gnucash on iCloud leads to "... ABC.gnucash >could not be found" > >David C., > >It looks like you are linking to outdated documentation. The current >version of the chapter you cited is >https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_basics.html > >David T. > >On Nov 22, 2025, 1:58 AM, at 1:58 AM, David Cousens ><[email protected]> wrote: >>Jan, >> >>The creation oof Backup lock and log files in the sme directory as >your >>data file is explained here >>https://code.gnucash.org/website/docs/v1.8/C/gnucash-guide/basics_backu >>p1.html however I noticed that this may be out of date as at least on >>Linux systems the formatof the backup a files no longer has the >>extension ".xac" but uses the extension ".gnucash", the same as the >>main data file but preceded by the date time format extension. >> >>So if your main data file is >> >>myfile.gnucash >> >>then the backup files will be >> >>myfile.yyyymmddhhmmss.gnucash >> >>where yyyymmddhhmmss is the date timestamp created when the main data >>file was saved. Similarly the log file >> >>myfile.yyyymmddhhmmss.log >> >>will have a record of any new transactions entered during the >session. >> >>You can use these files to recover from data crashes during a session. >> >>If GnuCash exits improperly there will be a file myfile.LCK created in > >>the directory with the main data file. It is created when you start a >>session with GnuCash and is normally deleted when GnuCash is exited >>properly. >> >>You can also clear it with the "Open Anyway" option in the popup >>dialogue which comes up when you restart GnuCash after it has exited >>incorrectly. >> >>It also serves to indicate that an instance of GnuCash has the data >>file open for read/write access while you have a session open and >>serves to warn a user trying to open another instance operating on the > >>same data file. >> >> >>On Fri, 2025-11-21 at 10:41 -0500, Jan via gnucash-user wrote: >>> Hi guys! >>> >>> For a few days now, I have a persistent problem with my gnucash file > >>> that's being stored on my iCloud Drive (GunCash 4.13 on Win11; file >>> size is 498 KB): Instead of ABC.gnucash, ABC xx.gnucash is being >>> stored and "rebuilt" automatically when I manually remove the "xx" >in >>> the filename. I've had this before every once in a while, usually >>> after an improper computer shutdown, but the manual fix removing >"xx" >>> always worked. Now GnuCash regularly starts up with the "... >>> ABC.gnucash could not be found" error which makes sense as the >>> ABC.gnucash file is still in "sync pending", not the normal >>> "available on this device". It seems this delayed sync is limited to > >>> my GnuCash folder on the iCloud Drive, i.e. if I copy ABC xx.gnucash > >>> to a different folder and remove the "xx", it syncs right away. When > >>> I move ABC.gnucash from that different folder to the GnuCash folder, > >>> the long and often unsuccessful syncing starts, often leaving me >with >>> another ABC xx.gnucash in the end. Same with copying ABC.gnu >>> cash from that different folder to the GnuCash folder. My temporary > >>> solution is to create a new GnuCash folder on my ICloud drive, copy >>> ABC xx.gnucash to that folder and remove the "xx". If I start >GnuCash >>> from there, all is good again - for now. >>> >>> What could be going on here? >>> >>> Thanks for any help, Jan >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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. >> >>-- >>David Cousens >>_______________________________________________ >>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. 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