Hi Robert, I rebooted again and tried to open GC. I received the same error message but this time chose "Open Anyway". My file opened and I immediately SAVED AS a new file name.
I did what I needed to do (TRansaction Report), and closed GC down. I looked at the folder where my data is stored and there is a LOCK file with the new name (formatted as "xxxx.gnucash.LCK") in the folder with a timestamp of 2.40pm. (coincides with me saving as the new filename) As a second issue, I have also experienced GC closing down by itself (as in - a failure of the app) and disappearing suddenly. I assumed this was tied to the LCK situation. Thanks! Megan in Sydney On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 at 14:18, R Losey <rlo...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you have rebooted your computer since you've last run GnuCash and you > know that GnuCash is not running on any other computer accessing that file, > you may safely use the "Open anyway" option - it seems to deleted the old > .LCK file, create a new one, and open your file. > > On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 9:13 PM Megan Tilley <megan.til...@gmail.com> > 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. >> > > > -- > _________________________________ > 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.
