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 <[email protected]> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] 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.
