Lock file issues

[Nelson Handcock]

No prob. Please remember to "reply-all", for the benefit of others who have
received your original email - that way everyone can see what's going on.

The LCK file can simply be deleted from the directory if the main Gnucash
file is not in use - assuming you aren't using a shared directory that
others can access.


Cheers for now....



On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 10:00 AM, Christine <cmaloney4 at talktalk.net> wrote:

> Its ok it has worked now, thanks
>
>
>
> *From:* Nelson Handcock [mailto:nelson.handcock at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* 17 February 2018 23:28
> *To:* Christine
> *Cc:* gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> *Subject:* Re: Lock file issues
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> The lock file is only there when the file is opened, and when you save and
> close (assuming this is done correctly and completely), then the lock file
> should be deleted.
>
>
>
> So if the LCK file is there while the Gnucash file is not being used, then
> this tells you the Gnucash application wasn't closed properly - perhaps
> your PC suffered a sudden loss of power or something similar?
>
>
>
> Anyway - you should be able to choose the option to "open anyway", and
> continue on with your work.
>
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>
> Just make sure you check the file, because it's possible the last set of
> changes you made might not have been saved.
>
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>
> It's always a good idea to deliberately save any changes, and then close
> the application as a separate activity. The LCK file should not be there
> once you have exited.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps....
>
>
>
>
> Nelson Handcock
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 9:14 AM, Christine via gnucash-user <
> gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>
> When I tried to open my accounts on gnucash it stated that the lock file
> could not be opened. The lock file is still in the folder. What can I do?
>
> GnuCash could not obtain the lock for
> file://C:\Users\Polly\Desktop\hubb_main\HUBB_MAIN_ACCOUNTS.gnucash.
>
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