accessing GC file on a network folder

[David Carlson]

If those suggestions did not help very much, you might try generating a new
data file locally for test purposes, and perhaps putting both a test file
and one of your backups on a USB key to see what happens.

David C

On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 4:23 AM, Dave H <hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:

> This issue has come up before and not very long ago I seem to recall after
> someone installed GnuCash on a new pc and was trying to run it for the
> first time ?
>
> How are you trying to open your GnuCash file - by starting GnuCash and then
> doing a file open and navigating to where you have put your GnuCash data
> files, or are you double clicking the GnuCash data file to open it ?  If
> you've only tried it one way can you try it the other so to speak :-)
>
> And you did say it was the xxxxxx.gnucash file you were trying to open
> didn't you ?
>
> Have you restored any of your preferences from the old drive ?
>
> Cheers Dave H.
>
> On 23 July 2016 at 18:07, __ <tereque at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >> What exact version of GnuCash are you running now? (In your first
> > message you said you're running "GC 6.7.7" which isn't a version of
> GnuCash
> > I am aware of.)
> >
> > sorry. I meant 2.6.3. that is  also  the  gc  version the file was
> created
> > in (Win, 32 bit).  Now I have  installed 2.6.13  but  still get  the same
> > error. And I  get the  same error with 3 different GC files. So i'd  say
> > that a bad file being  the  reason  is  then not too  likely (I mean
> > incidently  haveing  3 files that became  bad in the  exact same moment)
> >
> > >> Did you make a backup copy of the data file before copying it to the
> > shared volume? (You might try backing up the current file and carefully
> > restoring an old file from backup to see if it opens as expected. Watch
> out
> > so you don't accidentally erase your known good data file.)
> >
> > the files I am  trying to  open on  a different  machine are  backups
> > (copies).  My laptop just completely died (HD is  dead) and I am trying
> to
> > revive  things  on a substitute  machine with  the  copies I made
> earlier.
> > Those are copies made with Areca backup software
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Tommy Trussell <
> tommy.trussell at gmail.com
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 5:59 PM, __ <tereque at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> >> I don't think it's the fact that the file is residing on a file
> share
> > >> that's the problem.
> > >>
> > >> true same error message ("No suitable backend was found for
> > >> /path/to/file.gnucash" comes up when trying to open a local copy of
> it.
> > >> and
> > >> it's a new installation
> > >>
> > >> >>You might try installing the sqlite drivers if the file is sqlite
> > >> format?
> > >> Something like that?
> > >>
> > >> it's a .gnucash file ... is that sqlite format? how would I install
> the
> > >> drivers you mention?
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Plutocrat <plutocrat at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > __ wrote on Friday, 22 July, 2016 01:48 PM:
> > >> > > sorry... erorr message is"  "No suitable backend was found for
> > >> >
> > >> > That seems to be complaining about the database format. Have you
> > opened
> > >> > that file from that installation of gnucash before? You might try
> > >> > installing the sqlite drivers if the file is sqlite format?
> Something
> > >> like
> > >> > that?
> > >> >
> > >> > Search the gnucash mailing list archives and you'll see some similar
> > >> error
> > >> > messages. I don't think it's the fact that the file is residing on a
> > >> file
> > >> > share that's the problem.
> > >> >
> > >> > P.
> > >>
> > >
> > > I think we may have gotten off track with the error message. The
> message
> > > indicates there's something unexpected about the file. The file might
> not
> > > be compatible with your exact installation of GnuCash. It's also
> possible
> > > all or part of GnuCash needs to be reinstalled. It's also possible the
> > file
> > > got corrupted somehow.
> > >
> > > Here are some thoughts along those lines --
> > >
> > > What exact version of GnuCash are you running now? (In your first
> message
> > > you said you're running "GC 6.7.7" which isn't a version of GnuCash I
> am
> > > aware of.)
> > >
> > > Did you use the links at GnuCash.org to download and install the latest
> > > version for your operating system? (The latest version for Windows is
> > > GnuCash 2.6.13.)
> > >
> > > Have you been using different versions of GnuCash to open the same
> file?
> > > (Opening an old file in a newer version of GnuCash can potentially make
> > the
> > > file unreadable to an older version of GnuCash, so it's better to run
> > > similar versions everywhere.)
> > >
> > > Did you make a backup copy of the data file before copying it to the
> > > shared volume? (You might try backing up the current file and carefully
> > > restoring an old file from backup to see if it opens as expected. Watch
> > out
> > > so you don't accidentally erase your known good data file.)
> > >
> > >
> > >
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