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

[prihans]

Hi Derek,

Unfortunately, we couldn't recover the file. So I'm updating a file that was saved under another name, and has data up to end of last month - so not too bad.

I think that's what I'll be doing from now onwards: saving under another name every month.

Anyway, thanks for your quick and kind support!

Hans.


On 23 Jan 2013, at 19:45, Hans Neus wrote:

> 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 
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>>        Computer and Internet Security Consultant 
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