You can also delete the .LCK file and the message will go away. Will
On 29 Oct 2024, at 20:14, Geoff <cleanoutmys...@gmail.com> wrote: Have you tried "Open Anyway"? On 30/10/2024 1:12 pm, Megan Tilley wrote: > Thanks, Robert. Apparently, unlike most Windows Users you may be acquainted > with, I almost always shut down any program I am using once finished. > In this particular case, I know I shut GnuCast down. However, I DID try and > reopen it within 60 seconds of shutting GC down. I think that is the cause > of my "lock-out". > Your explanation is helpful, but doesn't touch on how I get around this > issue. > I have rebooted my PC and am still locked out of GnuCash, with the same > error message. Plus - I can see the *.gnucash.LCK* file with a time stamp > of 8:44am this morning (my local time is now 1.11pm). > Thanks! > Megan in Sydney > On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 at 11:19, Robert Heller <hel...@deepsoft.com> wrote: >> If you improperly close Gnucash it will leave behind a lock file, which >> Gnucash takes to mean that Gnucash already running -- Gnucash does not >> support >> multiple concurrent instances using the same datafile and checks for this >> case. Improperly closing Gnucash happens when you do something like >> shutdown >> MS-Windows while Gnucash is still running -- DON'T DO THAT. *Always* >> cleanly >> exit Gnucash before logging out / shutting down your computer. (I know >> MS-Windows users have been "trained" not to exit applications. And I have >> seen applications that lack any sort of "exit" option. Dumb. Really Dumb.) >> >> Generally, you can select "Open Anyway". But it is best to avoid this by >> properly exiting Gnucash: File>Exit. >> >> At Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:53:54 +1100 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. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 GV: 978-633-5364 >> Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services >> http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services >> hel...@deepsoft.com -- Webhosting Services >> >> > _______________________________________________ > 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.
