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

[Robert Heller]

Yes, if "GC closing down by itself (as in  - a failure of the app)" -- that is 
it is "crashing", the LOCK will be left behind.

It sounds like something is wrong.  *I* know nothing about MS-Windows.  Can 
you post here the exact version of Gnucash and the version of MS-Windows you 
are running?  Someone on this list can probably help you find out what is 
wrong.

At Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:01:25 +1100 Megan Tilley <megan.tilley at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> Hi Robert,
> I rebooted again and tried to open GC.
> 
> I received the same error message but this time chose "Open Anyway".
> My file opened and I immediately SAVED AS a new file name.
> 
> I did what I needed to do (TRansaction Report), and closed GC down.
> 
> I looked at the folder where my data is stored and there is a LOCK file
> with the new name (formatted as "xxxx.gnucash.LCK") in the folder with a
> timestamp of 2.40pm. (coincides with me saving as the new filename)
> 
> As a second issue, I have also experienced GC closing down by itself (as in
> - a failure of the app) and disappearing suddenly. I assumed this was tied
> to the LCK situation.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> Megan in Sydney
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 at 14:18, R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > If you have rebooted your computer since you've last run GnuCash and you
> > know that GnuCash is not running on any other computer accessing that file,
> > you may safely use the "Open anyway" option - it seems to deleted the old
> > .LCK file, create a new one, and open your file.
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 9:13 PM Megan Tilley <megan.tilley at gmail.com>
> > 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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