error message 'no compatible backend was found for file...'

[prihans]

Hi Derek,

When my PC crashed and reboothed, it informed that I had to make a backup and replace the HDD (SMART message). So I did buy a new HD yesterday, and all should be re-installed by tomorrow. 

The system backup file doesn't show real filenames, so I can't already tell whether the gnu2013.gnucash file (without gcm extension) is there. So I'll send you an email tomorrow.

Thanks again for the support!

Hans.

On 23 Jan 2013, at 17:31, Derek Atkins-3 [via GnuCash] wrote:

> Hi, 
> 
> The file you included (in the other message) is not a GnuCash file.  The 
> .gnucash.gcm file extension means it is GnuCash Metadata (gcm), which is 
> GnuCash's internal metadata about your actual file.  You should open your 
> real datafile, which should be named gnu2013.gnucash. 
> 
> -derek 
> 
> On Tue, January 22, 2013 9:10 pm, Hans Neus wrote:
> 
> > Hi Derek, 
> > 
> > Thanks for your reply. I did use the xml backend, and the file is not 
> > zeroed. It did auto-save periodically, and I saved as well regularly. 
> > Find enclosed the file that is not accepted. 
> > 
> > Via 'properties' (right click on the file) I tried to restore an earlier 
> > version but no success either. 
> > 
> > Thanks, Hans 
> > 
> > 
> > On 22 Jan 2013, at 12:24, Derek Atkins wrote: 
> > 
> >> Hi, 
> >> 
> >> prihans <[hidden email]> writes: 
> >> 
> >>> My notebook crashed when I was working on my Gnucash. I did save the 
> >>> last 
> >>> inputs just before the crash. After re-starting my notebook, it seems 
> >>> that 
> >>> the file somehow got damaged, as the program gives following error: 
> >>> 'no 
> >>> compatible back-end was fund for file .........' 
> >>> 
> >>> I tried to open this gnucash file in another computer that has Gnucash 
> >>> installed, which failed as well, giving the same error message. 
> >>> 
> >>> I tried to restore an earlier version of the same file, from the day 
> >>> before 
> >>> (via file properties - earlier versions) and no success. 
> >>> 
> >>> The program does open other (older) Gnucash files that were saved under 
> >>> another name. 
> >>> 
> >>> Is there a way to restore the damaged file? It contains a lot of 
> >>> important 
> >>> new information that will cost me weeks to recover... 
> >> 
> >> I'm sorry you had a system crash.  One main thing you didn't say was 
> >> what OS/Distro you are running. 
> >> 
> >> You should look at the file in question.  What's the size of the file? 
> >> If the system crashed at an inopportune time it's possible that the file 
> >> got zeroed out.  If you're using the XML backend (which is the default) 
> >> then GnuCash will generate backup files with every 'save', so you can 
> >> backup to your previous 'save' by looking for the latest file that's 
> >> named "foo.YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.gnucash" in the same location as your main 
> >> data file, "foo".  (I.e., replace "foo" with the name of your data 
> >> file). 
> >> 
> >> If you find that your data file is of zero length then you can just copy 
> >> the latest backup .gnucash file over the main data file and restart 
> >> gnucash.  Then it should load the recovered backup data. 
> >> 
> >> Hope this helps. 
> >> 
> >> If you are not using the XML backend then please let us know because 
> >> then you might have bigger issues. 
> >> 
> >>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 
> >>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. 
> >> 
> >> -derek 
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >>       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory 
> >>       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB) 
> >>       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH 
> >>       [hidden email]                        PGP key available 
> > 
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
>        Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745 
>        [hidden email]             www.ihtfp.com 
>        Computer and Internet Security Consultant 
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