[GNC] ANNOUNCE: (Re) GnuCash 5.14 Released

[Geert Janssens]

Op dinsdag 23 december 2025 12:27:34 Midden-Europese standaardtijd schreef Ian Keiller 
via gnucash-user:
> Given the installer detects and then uninstalls earlier versions of
> GnuCash, shouldn't it be fixed so that all the necessary files are
> deleted? It seems that if to avoid these bugs a manual uninstall plus
> installation folder deletion is required, then it's not working.


In theory yes, having the installer uninstall an earlier version should be sufficient. There 
are some odd cases though where the installer doesn't uninstall *all* files and hence 
older files remain in place.


I have never been able to figure out what were the conditions for this to happen. I only 
have a few clues:


* If a file was altered since the installation, it will not always be uninstalled
* If the file is still open (for example because gnucash is still running) it won't be 
uninstalled.


So perhaps one of these was at play ?


Note that not everyone updating gnucash on Windows runs into this, so there are 
certainly cases where the installer properly does what it should.


Regards,


Geert