Can you try opening up a file browser (File Explorer on windows, Files on macos, etc.) in the directory you have your gnucash accounting file in and see if there's a .LCK file prepended with the name of your accounting file?
You could try: - closing gnucash (make sure all windows of it are closed) - deleting the LCK file - re-opening gnucash. P.S. For anyone else migrating from quickbooks, I'm working on an improved script + better instructions for migration based on the LWN 'Escape from Quickbooks' article, though it's still going to be a rather technical process for now. On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 11:12 PM Chip Reid <cwre...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am totally fed up with Quickbooks so I spent some time investigating > other options. I really liked what I saw with GNUCash, so I downloaded and > installed it. I spent ALL day yesterday inputting all my 2023 transactions > for 2 bank accounts and 3 credit cards. I try to open the program today > and I get a message about GNUCash not being able to get a lock on the > file. I know it was not in use because I had just booted up the laptop, so > I clicked open anyway. All my work from yesterday is gone. Nothing. Can > someone please help. This is very discouraging. > > Thanks > > Charles > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > 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 gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
