GR— Interesting. I know sqlite was an option in the past, but are you suggesting it is now the preferred file structure over XML? I’m fine to convert if I need to do so. I’ll just have to check the pros and cons of moving to sqlite.
Thoughts? Best, MW > On Feb 17, 2026, at 2:08 PM, G R Hewitt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Perhaps, when the program has loaded and before entering any transactions, > you might try 'saving as' an sqlite file and also an xml file. > Then close Gnucash, then open one of the saved as files, I'd choose the > sqlite file first. > I don't know if this will make any difference, but when I am stuck with > something like this I try lots of things - even if they seem counter-intuitive > and often it turns out to be the unexpected.. > > Good luck > > GRH > > On Tue, 17 Feb 2026 at 19:40, Michael Weber <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Jim— > > I let it sit yesterday after adding that one simple transaction, and it was > over 12 hours before it finished and returned back. I now added two more > transactions, clicked Save, and it’s churning again. Letting it sit and > finish has done nothing. > > My storage location is 100% local, not distributed or shared anywhere. It’s > on my local NVMe drive, which is working fine elsewhere. > > I’ve also restarted the machine several times, but still nothing. > > I’m thinking I may revert back to a previous version from my last 4.9 run > since I do save for 30 days and let it try again. If that doesn’t work, I’m > at a loss. Perhaps I’ll setup 4.14 on my new laptop arriving today which I > will setup with Linux and see what happens. > > All— > > If anyone else has any recommendations, I’m all ears since I don’t want to > have to abandon my data file or be stuck on 4.9! > > Best, > Michael Weber > > > Hello, Michael: > > > > On 2026-02-16 07:37, Michael Weber wrote: > > > I have been using GNUCash for many years and had been using 4.9 for quite > > > some time. In preparing for a computer migration from MacOS to Linux, I > > > decided I would upgrade, taking the migration path suggested of the > > > latest v4 build (4.14) and then migrating to the latest v5 build. > > > > > > I installed the 4.14 version and ran the repair of all my transactions, > > > which was very fast and did not require a save. I believe everything was > > > fine. > > > > > > However, now when I make any change and click the Save button, saving > > > takes minutes… a lot of minutes… and CPU at 100%. Moments ago, I added > > > one transaction and clicked save, and I’m currently at 24 minutes and > > > counting, and the save has not finished.... > > > > I too have been using GnuCash on macOS for quite some time. I am now on > > the nearly-current version 5.12, but I was using GnuCash 4.x on macOS > > while it was the latest version. I do not recall having a problem of > > very slow saving. > > > > Some suggestions for troubleshooting, based on my macOS experience. > > > > 1. Patiently let the current save finish, before taking further > > troubleshooting steps. If you end up with a file partially saved, > > that just gives you another obstacle to overcome. > > 2. See if the storage location for your book file might be an issue. > > Are you storing it on a cloud drive of some sort? If so, try > > quitting GnuCash, moving the book file to the home storage volume of > > your Mac, and then running GnuCash and opening that file from its > > new location. > > 3. I do have experience of some part or another of the macOS system > > getting wedged. Quitting the app, and if trouble persists, > > restarting macOS, are a hassle but clear up many slowdowns. > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > I think you are doing well to upgrade first from your previous 4.x > > version of GnuCash to version 4.14, before upgrading GnuCash to version > > 5.x. > > > > Best regards, > > —Jim DeLaHunt > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > <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.
