Re: [GNC] problem obtaining lock
"David T. via gnucash-user" <[email protected]>
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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.