Had switched to 3.0. Reinstalled 2.6.1, problem resolved. Should I try 3.0 again?
On Mon, 23 Apr 2018 at 12:22 David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote: > You did not tell us which release of Gnucash you are using. > > If you just switched to release 3.0, that is very likely your problem. > > The solution is to revert to release 2.6.21 or earlier. > > David C > > On Sun, Apr 22, 2018, 8:26 PM Phillip Walsh <phillipivanwa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I have recently moved to a new laptop running Windows 10 >> I have three .gnucash files, Walsh, PSF and LOA, all stored on Dropbox. >> >> Gnucash opens Walsh and PSF but LOA gives the message "Gnucash could not >> obtain lock file" >> >> I have read various posts and deleted the Lock files. >> >> When I then "Open anyway" I get "gnucash.exe has stopped working" >> >> I have many loa*****.gnucash files dating back many months, have not tried >> them all but the ones I have selected do the same. >> >> I have copied the files from Dropbox to a new folder and tried opening but >> no go. >> >> Any suggestions >> >> >> Phillip Walsh >> > _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > -- Phillip I Walsh 4/2 Kenneth Road Bayswater VIC 3153 Mobile 0419 320 393 _______________________________________________ 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.