I would think just clicking "Open Anyway" would be easier. But glad you got it working :)
-derek On Wed, March 13, 2019 2:28 pm, Jack Slater wrote: > Hi Derek - I used Tom's answer: > Simple fix. Close GNUCash. Use File Explorer to navigate to your GC data > folder. Near the bottom you'll see a file with type LCK. Delete it. Open > GC and enjoy. > > On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 1:22 PM Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> wrote: > >> Hi Jack, >> >> >> On Wed, March 13, 2019 2:09 pm, Jack Slater wrote: >> > Just tried to start up GC. Fresh boot of Win 10 PC and I get a message >> > window: >> > >> > "GnuCash could not obtain the lock for C:\" ( etc. file location) >> > >> > option to open read only (wont work for me!),create new file, open >> anyway, >> > quit >> >> First thing to try: Do you have another copy of GnuCash open? >> If NOT... What happens of you try "Open Anyway"? >> >> Here's what's going on. When GnuCash is open, it creates the lock file >> to >> ensure a second copy doesn't grab the file and possibly cause you to >> lose >> data. If you shut down the computer while GnuCash was still running >> then >> GnuCash didn't exit cleanly and, as a result, didn't delete the lock >> file. >> >> The "Open Anyway" option is basically your way to tell GnuCash that this >> is what happened. >> >> So, does that work? >> >> > I need to get that file open it has all my data! >> > >> > I do have a back up. >> >> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> >> -derek >> >> -- >> Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 >> de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com >> Computer and Internet Security Consultant >> >> > -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.