The trouble was Windows Defender in a recent update blocked Gnucash, Quicken
and Open Office data directories.
This was in the Ransom ware section
Here is a website that explains how to fix this
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/113430-add-remove-allowed-apps-controlled-folder-access-windows-10-a.html
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Add or Remove Allowed Apps for Controlled Folder Access in Windows
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How to Add or Remove Allowed Apps through Controlled Folder Access in Windows 10
www.tenforums.com
Use option 1
Wasn't very nice of MS to do this without any notice that these programs would
be blocked
Thanks again for you help I did learn a little more about Windows but something
new will pop up I am sure.
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Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:31:09 -0500
From: Adrien Monteleone <[email protected]>
To: gnucash-user <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [GNC] Gnucash cannot obtain the lock
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Nothing like an OS getting in the way of what you want to do with your own
machine, redefining the meaning of common words, and changing long held
paradigms and workflows...
Thanks for the education.
Regards,
Adrien
> On Sep 11, 2019 w37d254, at 10:04 AM, A Harvey <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Here's an article that confirms what Liz said. It also shows how to change
> Windows 10 behavior in this regard.
>
> https://www.howtogeek.com/349114/shutting-down-doesnt-fully-shut-down-windows-10-but-restarting-it-does/
>
> -Arthur
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 4:55 AM Liz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:49:12 -0500
>> Adrien Monteleone <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> It should, but some computers don?t ?cold? reboot, this might be the
>>> case if you are using the ?restart? option in Windows rather than
>>> ?Shutdown? and then pressing the power button to turn it back on.
>>> (and even with pressing the power button to turn off, sometimes, the
>>> darn things just ?hibernate? as a convenience.)
>>
>> I think that Windows 10 only does a full reboot if you choose "restart".
>> I decline to be a Windows expert, and am happy if someone else can
>> comment.
>>
>> Liz
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