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

[Glenn Fowler]

This is definitely a GnuCash issue as the behavior is the same even when
only saving locally to disk.


On Mon, Apr 25, 2022, 3:17 PM Kalpesh Patel <kalpesh.patel at usa.net> wrote:

> >> "The file is both on the hard drive and in the cloud as one drive saves
> it to both. "
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> There is fine technical distinction here when it comes to OneDrive, Google
> Drive or any other type of "cloud" drive.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> 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.
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> Thank You,
> Gyle McCollam
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> Gyle McCollam
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> From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail.com at gnucash.org
> <mailto:gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail.com at gnucash.org> > on behalf of
> Kalpesh Patel <kalpesh.patel at usa.net <mailto:kalpesh.patel at usa.net> >
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 9:47 AM
> To: 'gnucash-user' <gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> <mailto:gnucash-user at gnucash.org> >
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Shutdown using the "X" in windows 11
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> >> The filename suggests you are keeping the file "in the cloud", and if
> so
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> >> this (failure to delete the lock file) seems to be expected behaviour,
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> >> regardless of Windows or Gnucash version.
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> This may not be correct assumption. The file is on the local hard drive for
> sure.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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> From: "Fred Bone" <Fred at mandfb.me.uk <mailto:Fred at mandfb.me.uk> >
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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:
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> > Using Windows 11 and GnuCash 4.10
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> > Also had this issue in an older version.  Clicked on the "X" to shut down
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> > and had not saved first.  In the dialogue I clicked on Cancel, but it
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> > still shutdown.  I expected "Cancel" to cancel the operation (shutdown),
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> > am I wrong.  What operation is it canceling?  All 3 options have the same
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> > result,  They all close the program without saving
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> I'm running 2.6.21 (on Windows10).
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> Clicking the X, or File->Quit, both produce a dialog offering a choice of
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> close-without-save, cancel, or save-and-close.
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> "Cancel" does what I expect: cancels the close operation and returns to
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> the same state as if I hadn't done File-Quit.
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> > and upon restart, I got
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> > the message that "GnuCash could not obtain the lock for
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> > C:\Users\*****\OneDrive\Documents\GNUCash\**.gnucash."
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> 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,
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> regardless of Windows or Gnucash version.
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