As has been noted, it means that GnuCash thinks that another instance of GnuCash still has the file open. This could be very dangerous unless you KNOW that something happened -- such as GnuCash crashing, or Windows being shut down while it was running.
Also, note, you didn't say which version of GnuCash you have. An earlier version was leaving a windows process running that still had the lock, causing this exact problem on Windows machines. Someone may remember which version had this problem - it was a few versions back from the current version. If you shut down GnuCash, you can use your Task Manager to see if a process is still running -- if it is, you probably have the earlier version with the bug - it can be fixed by upgrading GnuCash. I would recommend the current version. I hope this helps. On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 6:55 PM Megan Tilley <megan.til...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, I occasionally receive this message, but I can not find its > definition anywhere. > > I am the only user on this Win10 platform, and if GC is closed, and does > not appear in TaskManager, isn't it "closed"? > > My options are to - Open Read-only; create New file; Open Anyway; Open > Folder. > > 1) what does the error mean? > 2) which option should I select? > 3) what happens if I select incorrectly? > > Thanks! > > > Megan in Sydney > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- _________________________________ Richard Losey rlo...@gmail.com Micah 6:8 _______________________________________________ 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.
