Another point: If there were any unsaved edits in the database file when the computer was rebooted, they were lost unless you remembered that and recovered them. I never walk away from my computer with the file open unless I have checked to confirm that there is no asterisk in the filename address bar indicating a "dirty" file.
On Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 11:13 AM David T. via gnucash-user < [email protected]> wrote: > Your best bet is to put it into its own folder in your Documents: > \Users\Admin\Documents\GnuCash > > Just move the data file there and double click it to open it from > Explorer. [Others will tell you to use GnuCash to File->Save As into the > new folder, which moves the file and allows GnuCash to know where the file > has gone. Potato, po-tah-to.] > > David T. > > On August 12, 2026 9:20:05 PM GMT+05:30, Marty Landman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >I'm not sure how it ended up there, what is the suggested location and > how do I change it? > > > >On 8/12/2026 11:49 AM, David T. wrote: > >> 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. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ 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.
