Could not obtain the lock

[Alain Dormoy]

Thank you David.
I don't think I'm starting GC more times than I'm shutting it down. If it's running I access it through the icon at the base of my desk, it's only if the icon is missing that I "start" GC. 
If I don't intend to use it for a long while I save whatever still needs to be saved and I click on the cross in the upper right corner of my screen (am I missing something?) 
Alain


De : David Carlson 
Date : samedi 2 septembre 2017 12:37
À : Alain Dormoy 
Cc : Colin Law ; Robert Heller ; gnucash-user at gnucash.org 
Objet : Re: Re : Could not obtain the lock


It sounds like you are starting GnuCash more times than you are shutting it down.  GnuCash can open more than one instance at a time, which would cause the same message.


Take care to return to the open instance rather than starting a new instance when you return, because it is possible to lose data from the first instance when the second instance is shut down.


David C



On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 1:40 AM, Alain Dormoy <cageda at free.fr> wrote:



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  De : "Colin Law" <clanlaw at gmail.com>
  Date : vendredi 1 septembre 2017 13:12
  À : "Alain Dormoy" <cageda at free.fr>
  Cc : <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
  Objet : Re: Could not obtain the lock


    On 1 September 2017 at 11:51, Alain Dormoy <cageda at free.fr> wrote:

      Hi!

      More often than not, when I launch GnuCash, I get the message:

      Gnucash could not obtain the lock for file:\.......\filename.gnucash

      I click "Open anyway" and it works normally. So I can't say I really care
      but it's a bit puzzling.

      Anyone has an explanation and can I do something to change that?


    That normally happens when GC has not been closed down correctly. How
    are you closing it?
    Also which operating system are you using and which version GC?

    Colin




  I'm using Windows 7.
  I normally close GC before turning my computer off. But I hardly turn it off more than once a week and the "incident" I'm refering to happens most every day.

  Alain 

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