The original thread was from a month ago, and the OP was able to solve his problem, I believe.
The version of GnuCash in use is immaterial, and telling people to upgrade is unlikely to solve their problem--unless you know for a fact that the problem in question has been observed and explicitly fixed in a later version. In this case, the problem would most likely be related to the user saving their data file in a DBMS format, but not having the libdbi drivers installed on the second iteration. David T. On Jan 14, 2025, 12:32 PM, at 12:32 PM, Brad Morrison <bradmorri...@sonic.net> wrote: >Hi Bruce/GNUCash users, > >What version fo GNUCash was used to create your data file that is >having >trouble opening? > >https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Installation#Upgrading & >https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Using_Different_Versions.2C_Up_And_Downgrade >are some resources on what to do when upgrading. > >Another possibility could be that a dependency/library is not included >on your Linux distro, therefore you could use the Flatpak version of >GNUCash - https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnucash.GnuCash > >https://flatpak.org/setup/MX%20Linux & >https://flathub.org/setup/MX%20Linux for setting up Flatpak on MX-Linux >- https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mx > >What version of MX-Linux are you using? The latest version appears to >be >23.4 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MX_Linux > >--- >Thanks, > >Brad - https://www.facebook.com/brad.morrison.12327/ & >https://norcal.social/@BradMorrison > >On 2025-01-13 14:03, Bruce Olson via gnucash-user wrote: > >> On Thu, December 12, 2024 4:06 pm, Bruce Irving wrote: I have been >using GNC for several years on my Linux operating system. I >> have been using the Flatpak version, most recently 5.9. >> >> Recently, discovered that Mx-Linux has 5.9 in its testing section. >> Downloaded it but it would NOT open my data file.[code]No suitable >backend >> was found >for/home/bruce/Brucei/Documents/GnuCash/Bruce.gnucash[/code] >> Created a new book which opens normally. >> >> How can I use my old data? >> >> Bruce _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> 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. > >Are you using the default XML format? > >Is your new file (new book) saved in the same location as the old data? > >Have you tried to open your old data file within GnuCash by clicking >File --> Open from the GnuCash menu bar? > >Regards, > >Bruce Olson > >_______________________________________________ >gnucash-user mailing list >gnucash-user@gnucash.org >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. >_______________________________________________ >gnucash-user mailing list >gnucash-user@gnucash.org >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. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
