On a side question: why are you putting your GnuCash data file in the (hidden) system folder AppData? I'm not sure that's advised...
On August 12, 2026 8:32:21 PM GMT+05:30, Robert Heller <[email protected]> wrote: >To expand on Wm Tarr's response, GnuCash create a "lock" file when it opens >your books (at startup) and will delete the lock file when it closes your >books (or when you exit). You should always cleanly exit from GnuCash before >you logout, shutdown, or reboot your computer. > >At Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:55:25 -0400 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. >> >> > >-- >Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 GV: 978-633-5364 >Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services >http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services >[email protected] -- Webhosting Services > _______________________________________________ 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.
