Shared data file on Google Drive - change in behavior

John Ralls jralls at ceridwen.us
Mon Dec 8 13:05:44 EST 2014


> On Dec 8, 2014, at 9:11 AM, Bob Fuller <bobfuller.pilgrim at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm working with my son in another city and we set up a shared database in
> Google Drive. We're both using GnuCash 2.6.3 on Laptops, me on Win7 64-bit
> and him on Win8. For several days we interacted successfully observing that
> only one could work on the file at a time.  Either of us could make changes
> and save the file and quit. The other of us could then open GnuCash and see
> all the changes.
> 
> A couple days ago when I tried to access the same file GnuCash
> automatically opened a file from two days prior.  When I tried navigating
> to the shared file on Google Drive from within GnuCash I can see all the
> .log files and any .LCK files but not the current .gnucash file.  I can see
> all of these on Google Drive.
> 
> I can't identify any change in our procedures from one day to the next.  It
> worked just fine for several days and then this hiccup occurred.
> 
> Could someone recommend a way to restore normal behavior?
> 

When you look at your Google Drive folder in Windows Explorer is everything up to date?

Regards,
John Ralls




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