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

[Geoff]

Have you tried "Open Anyway"?

On 30/10/2024 1:12 pm, Megan Tilley wrote:
> Thanks, Robert. Apparently, unlike most Windows Users you may be acquainted
> with, I almost always shut down any program I am using once finished.
> 
> In this particular case, I know I shut GnuCast down. However, I DID try and
> reopen it within 60 seconds of shutting GC down. I think that is the cause
> of my "lock-out".
> 
> Your explanation is helpful, but doesn't touch on how I get around this
> issue.
> 
> I have rebooted my PC and am still locked out of GnuCash, with the same
> error message.  Plus - I can see the *.gnucash.LCK* file with a time stamp
> of 8:44am this morning (my local time is now 1.11pm).
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> Megan in Sydney
> 
> 
> On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 at 11:19, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:
> 
>> If you improperly close Gnucash it will leave behind a lock file, which
>> Gnucash takes to mean that Gnucash already running -- Gnucash does not
>> support
>> multiple concurrent instances using the same datafile and checks for this
>> case. Improperly closing Gnucash happens when you do something like
>> shutdown
>> MS-Windows while Gnucash is still running -- DON'T DO THAT. *Always*
>> cleanly
>> exit Gnucash before logging out / shutting down your computer.  (I know
>> MS-Windows users have been "trained" not to exit applications.  And I have
>> seen applications that lack any sort of "exit" option.  Dumb. Really Dumb.)
>>
>> Generally, you can select "Open Anyway".  But it is best to avoid this by
>> properly exiting Gnucash: File>Exit.
>>
>> At Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:53:54 +1100 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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