Perhaps another thing to consider is are you using any sort of syncing software that could possibly be copying this LCK back from a backup location after Gnucash has deleted it ?
Cheers David H. On Sun, 8 Nov 2020 at 11:43, Greg Feneis <mfen...@gmail.com> wrote: > IIUC, when a user opens a .gnucash file with GnuCash, EG foo.gnucash is > opened, GnuCash creates an additional file in the same folder, as a signal > that this file is open and being modified. This is the lock file. The lock > file will have the same file name plus LCK extension. EG foo.LCK for when > foo.gnucash is opened. > > Before GnuCash opens the file, it looks for a file that starts with the > file name you asked it to open and ends with .LCK. If it finds this file, > it gives the warning about difficulty obtaining a lock. In this case, > GnuCash thinks the file you're trying to open is already open and being > edited. > > Knowing this, a potential work around for Windows users (perhaps others?) > until the software is corrected: When the user is finished using GnuCash, > save and close per usual. If the file saved correctly and GnuCash closed > correctly, the file that ends .LCK should have also been deleted (lock > released). Confirm that it was deleted by opening the folder location > where the .gnucash file is stored and look for files that end with .LCK. > If a .LCK file is found, delete it. > > With no .LCK file present, the next time GnuCash tries to open the .gnucash > file, the user won't get the obtaining lock message. > > Kind regards, > > Greg Feneis > > > > > On Sat, Nov 7, 2020 at 2:10 PM Jack Slater <theillini...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 1 - I really appreciate this software. > > 2 - I realize that in my haste I may not initially include all > > pertinent details with my questions. > > 3 - I do appreciate all those that try to help. > > 4 - Users don't appreciate comments with this tone: > > https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condescending > > > > On Sat, Nov 7, 2020 at 10:04 AM Michael or Penny Novack < > > stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > On 11/7/2020 9:32 AM, Chris Green wrote: > > > > > > > Yes, I know (and mainly agree with) all that, I am a fully fledged > > > > (well, ancient) chartered software engineer with lots of letters both > > > > before and after my name if necessary. > > > > > > > > I was just trying to aim my comment at non-computer people and, > > > > anyway, it is beginning to drift away from the original issue. > > > > > > > I was just trying to clarify -- non-computer people should not try to > > > use an alpha version even if they really really need that new feature. > > > It would be asking for trouble. I, or you, would automatically know > what > > > we would have to do to make it safer. They do not. > > > > > > Michael D Novack > > > > > > > > > -- > > > There is no possibility of social justice on a dead planet except the > > > equality of the grave. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.