The trouble was Windows Defender in a recent update blocked Gnucash, Quicken and Open Office data directories. This was in the Ransom ware section Here is a website that explains how to fix this https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/113430-add-remove-allowed-apps-controlled-folder-access-windows-10-a.html [https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVP.EhXW6Ro3CeaK_I93mIrZSQCACA&pid=Api]<https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/113430-add-remove-allowed-apps-controlled-folder-access-windows-10-a.html> Add or Remove Allowed Apps for Controlled Folder Access in Windows 10<https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/113430-add-remove-allowed-apps-controlled-folder-access-windows-10-a.html> How to Add or Remove Allowed Apps through Controlled Folder Access in Windows 10 www.tenforums.com Use option 1 Wasn't very nice of MS to do this without any notice that these programs would be blocked Thanks again for you help I did learn a little more about Windows but something new will pop up I am sure. ________________________________ From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+rdhammons=live....@gnucash.org> on behalf of gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org <gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 11:35 PM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> Subject: gnucash-user Digest, Vol 198, Issue 22
Send gnucash-user mailing list submissions to gnucash-user@gnucash.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org You can reach the person managing the list at gnucash-user-ow...@gnucash.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of gnucash-user digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Gnucash cannot obtain the lock (Adrien Monteleone) 2. Re: Assign one payment to multiple invoices (from several customers) (Derek Atkins) 3. Re: Assign one payment to multiple invoices (from several customers) (Fred Smith) 4. Re: Assign one payment to multiple invoices (from several customers) (Adrien Monteleone) 5. Re: Assign one payment to multiple invoices (from several customers) (Geert Janssens) 6. Re: Assign one payment to multiple invoices (from several customers) (Adrien Monteleone) 7. Re: gnucash-user Digest, Vol 198, Issue 21 (Bob Hammons) 8. small annoyance with 3.7 (Bert Riding) 9. Re: Gnucash cannot obtain the lock (Adrien Monteleone) 10. Re: small annoyance with 3.7 (Adrien Monteleone) 11. QIF File Format (CharlieRyde) 12. Re: QIF File Format (Peter West) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:31:09 -0500 From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> To: gnucash-user <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> Subject: Re: [GNC] Gnucash cannot obtain the lock Message-ID: <c9f57983-ead4-404a-a6ac-3e5ab8519...@lusfiber.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Nothing like an OS getting in the way of what you want to do with your own machine, redefining the meaning of common words, and changing long held paradigms and workflows... Thanks for the education. Regards, Adrien > On Sep 11, 2019 w37d254, at 10:04 AM, A Harvey <gah1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Here's an article that confirms what Liz said. It also shows how to change > Windows 10 behavior in this regard. > > https://www.howtogeek.com/349114/shutting-down-doesnt-fully-shut-down-windows-10-but-restarting-it-does/ > > -Arthur > > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 4:55 AM Liz <ed...@billiau.net> wrote: > >> On Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:49:12 -0500 >> Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: >> >>> It should, but some computers don?t ?cold? reboot, this might be the >>> case if you are using the ?restart? option in Windows rather than >>> ?Shutdown? and then pressing the power button to turn it back on. >>> (and even with pressing the power button to turn off, sometimes, the >>> darn things just ?hibernate? as a convenience.) >> >> I think that Windows 10 only does a full reboot if you choose "restart". >> I decline to be a Windows expert, and am happy if someone else can >> comment. >> >> Liz ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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.