accessing GC file on a network folder

[Dave H]

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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