[GNC] GnuCash Delays on KB Input

[John Layman]

Does it not occur to you that the problem likely has nothing at all to do with GnuCash (the program) or with anything abnormal about the data file.  Indeed, the symptoms you describe point to the likelihood that the your twenty-year data file has now reached the size that it exceeds the capacity of your computer's datastore causing portions of the file to be swapped in and out of memory causing a paging delay.

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From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+john.layman=ieee.org at gnucash.org> On Behalf Of David T. via gnucash-user
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 1:30 PM
To: Glenn Fowler <gfowler1 at outlook.com>; gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] GnuCash Delays on KB Input

Given Stan's response on this, I'm imagining the problem lies with something in the data file. In fact, if I open a different file on the machine, the problem appears to have disappeared. So, that supports the idea that there is something wrong with the file.


Unfortunately, my data file covers 20 years of information. And yes, I've run Check & Repair on the whole file. I can also eliminate any issue with the gcm file, since I am on a new machine, and the gcm is new (I know this because every account's column settings are defaulted back stock layout. I had set the columns on the old machine).


I have absolutely no idea how I would troubleshoot this. Re-entering 20 years of data is not the answer. As for an older backup, I had already held off on bookkeeping for the last six months; going further back would entail manual entry of thousands of transactions, which is really not something I'm prepared to do either.


I would scan the raw xml to see if there were something obvious, but I don't even know what I'd be looking for. I am considering exporting the entire file to CSV and then reimporting into a new file,but again, if the problem is some form of corruption in the transaction data, this would just propagate the problem in a new file...


I am open to creative suggestions.


David T.

On 8/26/2025 11:42 AM, Glenn Fowler wrote:
> Upgrade to v4.14 so you stay on v4 but with additional bugfixes to 
> eliminate program issues.
>
> If that doesn't help, I would look at your file next. Perhaps try an 
> older backup file before the issue started to see if that is where 
> your issue is.
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> <gnucash-user-bounces+gfowler1=outlook.com at gnucash.org> on behalf of 
> David T. via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 26, 2025 11:18 AM
> *To:* gnucash-user at gnucash.org <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> *Subject:* [GNC] GnuCash Delays on KB Input Hello,
>
>
> Longtime user, currently on GC 4.13 (as a preference) and Windows 11 
> with a brand new PC. I have observed for some time now that GC has 
> significant interface delays in normal use.
>
>
> Almost any change in the app causes a 3 second delay before completing 
> (and yes, I have been counting). Clicking on a different open tab 
> inside the app causes this. Clicking on a different transaction in an 
> open window causes the delay. These delays even crop up if I switch to 
> a different application (say, a pdf reader) and then switch back, 
> without changing anything in GC.
>
>
> During the delay, all the menus and account tabs are greyed out, as if 
> GC is processing something in the background. What it might be 
> processing is a mystery to me. It should go without saying that I do 
> not observe these delays with any other application on this machine.
>
>
> To say this is annoying might be an understatement. I had thought the 
> problem might have been with my old PC--but I have now replaced that, 
> and still see these delays. :(
>
>
> Any suggestions on a remedy (other than upgrading to 5.12, since I do 
> not wish to receive certain other GC updated behaviors) would be most 
> welcome.
>
>
> David T.
>
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