[GNC] Issue Opening GnuCash File – “No Suitable Backend Found” Error

[R Losey]

On Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM livperis <livperis29 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I am experiencing an issue when trying to open my GnuCash file. Upon
> launching the application and selecting my file (*VPOL.gnucash*), I receive
> the following error message:
>
> *"No suitable backend was found for C:\Users\pkara...\VPOL.gnucash."*
>
> I have attempted the following troubleshooting steps without success:
>
>    - Verified that the file exists and is accessible.
>    - Tried opening other GnuCash files to check if the issue is specific to
>    this file.
>    - Moved the file to a different location (e.g.,
> C:\Users\Public\Documents)
>    to rule out permission issues.
>    - Ensured I am using the latest version of GnuCash.
>    - Checked if the file is corrupted by opening it in a text editor (it
>    appears to contain data).
>
> Could you please provide guidance on how to resolve this issue? Is there a
> way to recover the file if it is corrupted?
>
> Thank you in advance for your help!
>

I assume from the path location that you are running GnuCash on a Windows
machine.

What format are you saving the data in? I think that error has occurred
when the file format is SQL database and there is not a correct SQL
environment... You can try saving the file as compressed XML (which is, I
think, the default) to see if that will work.

If you can search older messages, this error has been seen before.

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