Yes, if "GC closing down by itself (as in - a failure of the app)" -- that is it is "crashing", the LOCK will be left behind.
It sounds like something is wrong. *I* know nothing about MS-Windows. Can you post here the exact version of Gnucash and the version of MS-Windows you are running? Someone on this list can probably help you find out what is wrong. At Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:01:25 +1100 Megan Tilley <megan.til...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 9:13â¯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 > > > > -- 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
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