[GNC] How to save Gnucash and Lock file issues

Lorrie Laskey lrlaskey at gmail.com
Sun Dec 2 12:10:52 EST 2018


Hi,

So I need to use "save" instead of "save as"? My "save" option is grayed
out.

Thanks,

On Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 8:53 AM Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 16:40, Lorrie Laskey <lrlaskey at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > This message is for two topics. If you respond, please either select one
> > topic or divide the message by topic to make it easier for me to follow
> the
> > messages.
> >
> > #1 Saving
> > I don't understand how to save Gnucash or properly close it, it seems. I
> > have used Gnucash for years and used the "save" option.
> >
> > In the past, I selected "save" but recently ran into "lock file" issue.
>
> Save is the right way to do it.  That will save back into whichever
> file you have open.  Just the same as MS Word or other applications.
> If you use Save As then it will create a new file with the name you
> give it (or overwrite any existing file with that name. When you next
> open GC it will open *that* file not the original.  If you want to
> open a file other than the last one used then use File Open and browse
> to it.  While on this subject, I hope you are making a regular backup
> of your accounts file in case of computer failure.
>
> > Next I tried "save as" but then a pop up window appeared asking me to
> save
> > it as an xml file.
>
> For most users just using the default xml is the right way.  Don't
> worry about the other options.  If you needed them you would know what
> they mean.
>
> >
> > #2
> > Recent "lock file" issues forced me to troubleshoot and find other
> methods
> > to open and save. Note that I am the only person using Gnucash, on one
> > computer. So I don't understand how this file is being generated.
>
> If you get the Lock file warning when you open GC that means that GC
> probably did not close down properly the last time you used it.
> Either GC or Windows crashed for example, or you did a forced
> powerdown of the PC rather than a normal shutdown.  It is only a
> warning, you can just say Open Anyway, provided you have not already
> got the file open in another GnuCash instance or on another computer.
> If it happens regularly there is something wrong though.
>
> Colin
>


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