Jens, Hopefully the transactions aren't actually gone. Did you verify that you opened the correct data file on the correct USB stick when you went back to the old computer? Also, if both computers are not running the same operating systems there may be differences in methods to open files, etc. to be aware of.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM Jens Ingemann Jensen < [email protected]> wrote: > I wanted to transfer Gnucash to another computer and had the file on a USB > stick. When I opened it on the new computer I received the message > “expense account is read only”. I checked and it the “placeholder” box was > not checked. I then tried the old computer again but now all the > transactions were gone. Thank you for any help. You can give. > T > _______________________________________________ > 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 Carlson _______________________________________________ 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.
