As well, you should be able to set your cloud service to tell it what files/folders you want to sync to the cloud. There should be no need to physically relocate them each time to do so. The file stays on computer 1 where you put it and syncs in the background to the cloud. When you get to computer 2, you can sync the file manually to a location on computer 2 if it isn’t there already.
Regards, Adrien > On Feb 5, 2018, at 7:47 PM, D <sunfis...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Jonathan, > > More to the point of files on your desktop: from what you have provided, I > suspect the following. > > 1. You tell Gnucash to save your data on the desktop. > 2. You do your work, save and exit Gnucash. > 3. You take the saved file and move it to your cloud folder, and then delete > all the other stuff that's appeared in the desktop. > 4. You restart Gnucash and get the file not found error. > > As Adrien noted, Gnucash opens the last saved file, so if you move it, > Gnucash will complain. > > If you don't want your desktop littered with Gnucash log files and back ups > (most of us don't!), put them into a folder. Then they will all live in that > folder. You also mention wanting to use the cloud, so save the file there, > keeping in mind Adrien's advice about multiple machines and access. It is > also important to note that most cloud folders have some lag in updating, so > you want to be sure you aren't disconnecting before that update occurs. > > Cheers, and welcome, > David > > > > > On February 6, 2018, at 5:28 AM, Adrien Monteleone > <adrien.montele...@gmail.com> wrote: > > First, by ‘unable to install’ do you mean you can’t install the program at > all and can’t start it? > > You indicate next that you create accounts and save your file, so I’d say you > HAVE managed to successfully install it. (‘Install’ means to make the > application able to run on your computer, if you can run it, you’ve installed > it) > > Now, let’s tackle the file issue. > > If the first time you saved your ‘book’ file after creating it, the location > you chose was your desktop, then yes, additional files will get created as > you use the software in that same location. These are mostly log files. The > GnuCash program icon should just be labeled ‘GnuCash’. Your book file should > be labeled with whatever name you gave it with a .gnucash extension. The log > files will end in .gnucash.log and start with the same name as your book > file. There may be other files from time to time, most likely a .lck file > which is a lock file used to prevent you from opening the same book file > twice at once. It is probably advisable instead to choose either a folder on > your desktop if that’s how you work, or a folder inside your Documents folder > to store your GnuCash ‘book’ file. > > When you next open GnuCash, it will attempt to re-open your last used file. > As long as it’s in the same place you saved it, this should be no issue. If > you move that file however, GnuCash won’t find it. > > You have two options to resolve this: > > 1 - use the File > Open command in GnuCash then navigate to where you saved > the file, select it and open it. > 2 - Before you start GnuCash, navigate to where you stored the file, double > click, or right-click and choose Open With and then GnuCash. > > Either way, GnuCash will remember this new location for next time. > > To answer your question about using the same file on Mac and Windows - yes > you can. But there is not yet sufficient functionality to successfully open > it on both machines at the same time and not cause data loss. Be sure to only > use it on one computer at a time. (If you tried to do so, you will get a > warning dialog, but you can choose to open it twice anyway, I’d advise > against doing so.) > > The Tutorial & Concepts Guide and the Help Guide will serve you well. I would > suggest either browsing them online, or downloading a copy to have handy for > reference as you get your books set up. > > Regards, > Adrien > >> On Feb 5, 2018, at 12:19 PM, Jonathan Ames <jnthn.a...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I am a 71 yo solo psychologist, not particularly patient, unable to install >> Gnucash: every time I save, another icon appears on desktop; accounts, files >> I create disappear (“not found”) despite being saved. Wondering if this >> program requires programming skills to set up: other non-programmers seem it >> use it. Idea was to link office Windows 10 and home Mac (Sierra) systems >> through iCloud, replacing Windows-only Quickbooks and Mac Quicken. Is >> Gnucash basically for the IT-savvy, i.e. getting stable version established >> on systems so they work like standard software? Also, can Windows and Mac >> versions maintain same data sets? Will guidebook help, of is it that if >> you’re having my sort of issues you’re too stupid? >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Jonathan Ames, Ph.D. >> 415 N. 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