tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:/discussions/problems/74212-error-opening-md-files-in-montereyInfinite Kind: Discussion 2021-10-28T19:36:52Ztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/494576062021-10-27T15:06:33Z2021-10-27T15:08:12ZError opening MD files in Monterey<div><p>Fyi - MoneyDance is approved for access to the Documents folder on my account, and double clicking the data file directly successfully opens the file in MoneyDance.</p></div>marcbiztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/494576062021-10-27T15:08:52Z2021-10-27T15:08:52ZError opening MD files in Monterey<div><p>That's very bad!</p>
<p>Has Monterey moved your dataset to iCloud by any chance..? Your dataset must not be on a Cloud drive..?</p>
<p>Do you have a recent backup?</p></div>Stuart Beesley (Mr Toolbox)tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/494576062021-10-27T15:13:59Z2021-10-27T15:14:57ZError opening MD files in Monterey<div><p>The data file is on the local internal drive. The file can be opened from the Finder (double clicking it launches MD and opens successfully) but cannot be opened from MoneyDance's file dialog/window nor upon direct launch of MoneyDance (i.e. MD can't open the last opened file). And yes, there are Time Machine backups of the data file.</p></div>marcbiztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/494576062021-10-27T15:18:07Z2021-10-27T15:18:07ZError opening MD files in Monterey<div><p>Do you have a recent backup?</p>
<p>If so, I would close MD, and double click the most recent xxx.moneydancearchive file to restore that...</p>
<p>(not support, just a fellow user)</p></div>Stuart Beesley (Mr Toolbox)tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/494576062021-10-27T15:25:17Z2021-10-27T15:26:17ZError opening MD files in Monterey<div><p>The data file is working (and can be opened by double clicking it in the Finder) - the issue appears to be MoneyDance's ability to request a file to be opened on macOS Monterey.</p></div>marcbiztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/494576062021-10-27T16:03:41Z2021-10-27T16:03:41ZError opening MD files in Monterey<div><p>Can you find errlog.txt after you get this error and post that?</p></div>Stuart Beesley (Mr Toolbox)tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/494576062021-10-27T17:47:48Z2021-10-27T17:47:48ZError opening MD files in Monterey<div><p>Here's the errlog.txt - the error can be seen near the bottom...</p></div>marcbiztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/494576062021-10-27T17:59:09Z2021-10-27T17:59:09ZError opening MD files in Monterey<div><p>Ok. Now can you open by double clicking (which works). Then send that console too?</p>
<p>It sounds like a permissions problem somehow?</p></div>Stuart Beesley (Mr Toolbox)tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/494576062021-10-27T18:26:09Z2021-10-27T18:26:09ZError opening MD files in Monterey<div><p>Also, can you navigate to the file in Finder... CMD-I and look at the permissions.<br>
Then right-click and show package contents.. Then select key, then CMD-I and again look at permissions?</p></div>Stuart Beesley (Mr Toolbox)tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/494576062021-10-28T17:44:22Z2021-10-28T17:44:22ZError opening MD files in Monterey<div><p>Here's the info that was requested...</p></div>marcbiztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/494576062021-10-28T18:00:43Z2021-10-28T18:00:43ZError opening MD files in Monterey<div><p>I'm at a bit of a loss... I suspect a user/permissions problem..</p>
<p>As a test you could try granting Full Disk Access to Moneydance, as a temporary test to see what happens..</p>
<p>Failing that I would double-click open the dataset, do a file/export backup... Then try File/restore backup.. and then see if that file will reopen OK when you launch MD... (this will put the restore in the normal internal MD location)...</p></div>Stuart Beesley (Mr Toolbox)tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/494576062021-10-28T18:20:36Z2021-10-28T18:20:36ZError opening MD files in Monterey<div><p>Thanks Stuart - I too suspected a permissions issue that was associated with the upgrade to macOS Monterey. BUT, surprisingly the issue has resolved on its own - bizarre! The only thing that changed was several restarts of the Mac - perhaps there was a post Monterey installation artifact that was resolved by restarting?? Whatever it was, MoneyDance is now able to open data set files again from within the app as well as open the last opened file upon launch.</p></div>marcbiz