[GNC] problem obtaining lock

[Marty Landman]

Thanks, that makes perfect sense.

On 8/12/2026 10:38 AM, Steve Butler wrote:
> When you open a file, the lock is established.   When you close the 
> program or switch to a different file, the lock is removed.  If you 
> fail to close the program before reboot,  the file may not be updated 
> and the lock isn't removed.  The file will be in whatever state it was 
> in when the last save was done.
>
> So, be sure to exit GnC before each system update.
>
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 07:57 Marty Landman <martster at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     My wife and I have been using Gnucash for a few years now for our
>     small
>     business, and the one problem that keeps happening is after my
>     Windows
>     11 Home edition updates and I have to restart Gnucash I get the
>     following message:
>
>
>     Gnucash could not obtain the lock for C:
>     \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\GnuCash.gnucash
>
>     That database may be in use by another user, in which case you
>     should not open the database. What would you like to do?
>
>
>     I select 'open anyway', then open, close, and then reopen it and the
>     error goes away.   What is going on? How can I prevent this error
>     from
>     happening in the first place?
>
>
>     Marty
>
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