Thanks, sadly it did not work. Sorry that replies are so slow, Im not always with the old computer. Thanks
On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 2:38 PM Georgina Hunter-Jones < helicopterl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, i’ll Try that. Georgina > > On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 2:00 PM Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> wrote: > >> Dear Georgina, >> >> [snip] >> > Op dinsdag 15 januari 2019 12:52:50 CET schreef Georgina Hunter-Jones: >> >> Dear Geert, >> >> Thank you, that helped to a certain extent. I can now see lines of >> >> information with the account details. However, it appears to be 'read >> >> only' >> >> and I cannot enter any further data. I also cannot see anything more >> >> than >> >> an overall view of the account, ie no dates etc. >> >> >> >> Anything I can do to change that? Thank you very much for your help so >> >> far. >> >> Best wishes, Georgina >> >> This sounds like it could be a permissions problem, although I'm not >> familiar enough with MacOS permissions to know how best to fix it. >> Hopefully a MacOS expert will come in. But it really sounds like when you >> copied your data file you put it into a directory that your current user >> does not have access to write new files. >> >> Can you try this: >> >> Make a new folder from the Finder >> Copy your data file to the new Folder >> Open GnuCash >> File -> Open the data file from the new folder >> >> Does this help? >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 8:31 AM Geert Janssens >> >> <geert.gnuc...@kobaltwit.be> >> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> > A few other suggestions: >> >> > >> >> > 1. Which files did you transfer ? While that sounds obvious, it is >> not >> >> > always >> >> > so. So this question is to ensure you really did copy your gnucash >> >> data >> >> > file >> >> > to the older computer. >> >> > >> >> > 2. How have you tried to open your gnucash data file ? It's important >> >> to >> >> > realize that on MacOS double-clicking on a random gnucash data file >> >> > doesn't >> >> > necessarily mean that file will be opened. GnuCash will always reopen >> >> that >> >> > previously last opened file (which may be different from the one you >> >> > double- >> >> > clicked on). To fix that you can: >> >> > - Start the gnucash application >> >> > - Select File->Open >> >> > - Navigate to your gnucash data file and open it this way >> >> > >> >> > Will that bring your data back ? >> >> > >> >> > Regards, >> >> > >> >> > Geert >> >> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> >> -derek >> >> -- >> Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 >> de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com >> Computer and Internet Security Consultant >> >> _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
