[GNC] Please help

[Vivek Gani]

Can you try opening up a file browser (File Explorer on windows, Files on
macos, etc.) in the directory you have your gnucash accounting file in and
see if there's a .LCK file prepended with the name of your accounting file?

You could try:
- closing gnucash (make sure all windows of it are closed)
- deleting the LCK file
- re-opening gnucash.


P.S. For anyone else migrating from quickbooks, I'm working on an improved
script + better instructions for migration based on the LWN 'Escape from
Quickbooks' article, though it's still going to be a rather technical
process for now.

On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 11:12 PM Chip Reid <cwreid3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am totally fed up with Quickbooks so I spent some time investigating
> other options.  I really liked what I saw with GNUCash, so I downloaded and
> installed it.  I spent ALL day yesterday inputting all my 2023 transactions
> for 2 bank accounts and 3 credit cards.  I try to open the program today
> and I get a message about GNUCash not being able to get a lock on the
> file.  I know it was not in use because I had just booted up the laptop, so
> I clicked open anyway.  All my work from yesterday is gone.  Nothing.  Can
> someone please help.  This is very discouraging.
>
> Thanks
>
> Charles
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