Dear Fred, Yes, I can create a new file in that directory. I can even make a copy of the original .gnucash file, but I can't save changes to that file either. I even created a dummy .gnucash file, made some changes, and tried to save it to that directory. Nope, it won't let me, same message. I can do any file transaction I want via Windows Explorer, but I can't save the file directly from Gnucash.
Στις Κυρ 5 Απρ 2026 στις 12:24 μ.μ., ο/η Fred Bone <[email protected]> έγραψε: > On 05 April 2026 at 12:00, Dimitrios Dalagiorgos said: > > > Dear all, > > > > I have two laptops. Both are configured to use OneDrive and Dropbox. > > > > I used to save my .gnucash file on a Dropbox folder and as long as I used > > only Laptop A, everything worked fine. > > > > When I open the same file from Dropbox on Laptop B, make a change, and > try > > to save it, I get the following error message: > > > > Gnucash could not write to [path]. That database may be on a read-only > > file > system, you may not have write permission for the directory or > your > > > anti-virus softare is preventing this action. > > > > > > Saving works only on a local folder, e.g. Documents, or Desktop. Trying > to > > save it on OneDrive, or Dropbox, even with a different filename, doesn't > > work. > > > > I don't understand why. > > Can you create a new .TXT (for example) file in that directory? If not > then it isn't a Gnucash problem but a Dropbox / Onedrive configuration > problem. > > > > _______________________________________________ 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.
