[GNC] File lock

[David Reiser]

First question is: Which version of Gnucash? 
Second question: What kind of Mac? (Apple Silicon or Intel) 
Third question: Is this the first time you have used Gnucash since you upgraded to MacOS 15.2?

Apple has a bug in 15.2 on ARM Macs that interacts with Gnucash that causes a crash unless you use the very latest Gnucash (5.9-2). If you’re on Apple Silicon, try downloading and using that version. The first time you open Gnucash, you will have to click “Open Anyway” because there is an old lock file hanging around from the last crash.
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Dave Reiser
dbreiser at icloud.com





> On Dec 14, 2024, at 04:42, Michael Pidd via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I‘ve been using Gnucash on a Mac for about 4 years, currently running MacOS Sequoia 15.2 with no problem. However, Yesterday the message box below popped up when I started Gnucash. I checked the advice I could find on the Internet but neither of Open Read Only or OpenAnyway work and i end up with the Mac OS crash.
> 
> From what I’ve read, this may be because GnCash didn’t correctly close, leading any restart to assume that the files are still in use. Though I’ve been using computers since before the days even of Apple IIs I’m no database expert, so have no wish to delve into the file structure of Gnucash, which I run to keep track of about 8 interlinked accounts. I’ve tried loading previous GnuCash backups, but they all produce the same result.
> 
> I’m now at a loss as to what to do. Can anyone help?
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Mike Pidd