[GNC] Shutdown using the "X" in windows 11

Kalpesh Patel kalpesh.patel at usa.net
Mon Apr 25 15:17:33 EDT 2022


>> "The file is both on the hard drive and in the cloud as one drive saves
it to both. "

 

There is fine technical distinction here when it comes to OneDrive, Google
Drive or any other type of "cloud" drive. 

 

Unless you specifically save to two different places, possibly first time
using "Save" option and then saving it again as "Save as" option to a
different location as two separate events in time that are independent
actions from within GNC, you are saving it only one time on to your local
hard drive. Once the data is committed to the drive as part of the save
function, the application of that "cloud" drive running in the background
plays complex sequence of events to maintain another copy of that data in
the "cloud" and upkeep of its content. The other copy of data in the cloud
is  kept in proprietary format in their own premises.

 

 

 

From: Gyle McCollam <gmccollam at live.com> 
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 11:30 AM
To: Kalpesh Patel <kalpesh.patel at usa.net>
Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Shutdown using the "X" in windows 11

 

The file is both on the hard drive and in the cloud as one drive saves it to
both.  It works fine when I "Save" it.  I only have this problem if I fail
to save and the auto save feature has not yet saved it.  I don't use
multiple computers either.  I'm glad it works in 2.6.21, but it doesn't work
on my version of Windows 11 GnuCash 4.10.  Other users have responded that
they're seeing the same issue.  If I let the countdown clock in that same
dialogue, go to zero, it does save the file without the error message on
restart.

 

Thank You,           
Gyle McCollam

Gyle McCollam

609.680.2326                     Mobile

 <mailto:gmccollam at gyleshomes.com> gmccollam at live.com           email

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Subject: Re: [GNC] Shutdown using the "X" in windows 11 

 

>> The filename suggests you are keeping the file "in the cloud", and if so 

>> this (failure to delete the lock file) seems to be expected behaviour, 

>> regardless of Windows or Gnucash version.

 

This may not be correct assumption. The file is on the local hard drive for
sure. 

 

Only way that file would appear back is if he is using it to access the file
from multiple computers or GNC is not removing it. 

 

I employ the same work flow (to Google Drive) but it serves as a backup
purpose as I do not use it on multiple computers and I experience the same
behavior on Windows 10 using GNC 4.10.

 

This is the modern way of doing things, sadly. They employ various means to
make sure that the "view" of the drive is consistent. 

 

 

 

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Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:07:23 +0100

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Subject: Re: [GNC] Shutdown using the "X" in windows 11

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On 24 April 2022 at 23:18, Gyle McCollam said:

 

> Using Windows 11 and GnuCash 4.10

> 

> Also had this issue in an older version.  Clicked on the "X" to shut down

> and had not saved first.  In the dialogue I clicked on Cancel, but it

> still shutdown.  I expected "Cancel" to cancel the operation (shutdown),

> am I wrong.  What operation is it canceling?  All 3 options have the same

> result,  They all close the program without saving 

 

I'm running 2.6.21 (on Windows10).

 

Clicking the X, or File->Quit, both produce a dialog offering a choice of 

 

close-without-save, cancel, or save-and-close.

 

"Cancel" does what I expect: cancels the close operation and returns to 

the same state as if I hadn't done File-Quit.

 

> and upon restart, I got

> the message that "GnuCash could not obtain the lock for

> C:\Users\*****\OneDrive\Documents\GNUCash\**.gnucash." 

 

The filename suggests you are keeping the file "in the cloud", and if so 

this (failure to delete the lock file) seems to be expected behaviour, 

regardless of Windows or Gnucash version.

 

 

 

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