accessing GC file on a network folder

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>> 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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