Hi, So I need to use "save" instead of "save as"? My "save" option is grayed out.
Thanks, On Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 8:53 AM Colin Law <clan...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 16:40, Lorrie Laskey <lrlas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > This message is for two topics. If you respond, please either select one > > topic or divide the message by topic to make it easier for me to follow > the > > messages. > > > > #1 Saving > > I don't understand how to save Gnucash or properly close it, it seems. I > > have used Gnucash for years and used the "save" option. > > > > In the past, I selected "save" but recently ran into "lock file" issue. > > Save is the right way to do it. That will save back into whichever > file you have open. Just the same as MS Word or other applications. > If you use Save As then it will create a new file with the name you > give it (or overwrite any existing file with that name. When you next > open GC it will open *that* file not the original. If you want to > open a file other than the last one used then use File Open and browse > to it. While on this subject, I hope you are making a regular backup > of your accounts file in case of computer failure. > > > Next I tried "save as" but then a pop up window appeared asking me to > save > > it as an xml file. > > For most users just using the default xml is the right way. Don't > worry about the other options. If you needed them you would know what > they mean. > > > > > #2 > > Recent "lock file" issues forced me to troubleshoot and find other > methods > > to open and save. Note that I am the only person using Gnucash, on one > > computer. So I don't understand how this file is being generated. > > If you get the Lock file warning when you open GC that means that GC > probably did not close down properly the last time you used it. > Either GC or Windows crashed for example, or you did a forced > powerdown of the PC rather than a normal shutdown. It is only a > warning, you can just say Open Anyway, provided you have not already > got the file open in another GnuCash instance or on another computer. > If it happens regularly there is something wrong though. > > Colin > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
