[GNC] Could not obtain the lock for **GnuCash-datafilestring**

[R Losey]

As has been noted, it means that GnuCash thinks that another instance of
GnuCash still has the file open. This could be very dangerous unless you
KNOW that something happened -- such as GnuCash crashing, or Windows being
shut down while it was running.

Also, note, you didn't say which version of GnuCash you have. An earlier
version was leaving a windows process running that still had the lock,
causing this exact problem on Windows machines. Someone may remember which
version had this problem - it was a few versions back from the current
version.

If you shut down GnuCash, you can use your Task Manager to see if a process
is still running -- if it is, you probably have the earlier version with
the bug - it can be fixed by upgrading GnuCash.  I would recommend the
current version.

I hope this helps.


On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 6:55 PM Megan Tilley <megan.tilley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone, I occasionally receive this message, but I can not find its
> definition anywhere.
>
> I am the only user on this Win10 platform, and if GC is closed, and does
> not appear in TaskManager, isn't it "closed"?
>
> My options are to - Open Read-only; create New file; Open Anyway; Open
> Folder.
>
> 1) what does the error mean?
> 2) which option should I select?
> 3) what happens if I select incorrectly?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> Megan in Sydney
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