Robin, When you open the file you are probably given a warning that the file is already open. That can happen if it is not closed properly before your computer is turned off, or possibly other reasons.
The easiest remedy is to select "Open Anyway " rather than "Open Read Only" if you know that you are not already using the file. On Sat, Apr 17, 2021, 11:28 AM Robin Lake <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings -- > > I have recently installed gnuCash and built a file (book) at the time of > installation. When I opened the file, it was read-only. Over the couple > days I've been trying to solve my dilemma, I have developed two (to me) > large questions. > > 1) Can I take the file out of read-only status? If so, how? > > 2) Can I simply delete the file, from within gnuCash, and start over? If > so, how? > > Since there is not yet any data deleting would not be a problem. > > I have searched both the guide and help .pdf's, and queried the internet > at large, and have not found an answer to either question. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Robin > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > 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. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] 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.
