Locked File

G

George

I am trying to resolve a problem with a database I created
and now I noticed there is an additional file in the same
directory that is named "...filed locked" - now I can't
make any more changes. How do you get rid of this extra
file that somehow auto generated itself.

Thanks
 
T

Tom Wickerath

Hi George,

I believe this is a locking database file (*.ldb) that you are describing. These files are
typically 1 KB in size. It should be deleted automatically, when the last person exits a shared
database. All users need to have RWCD privileges on the folder. With everyone out of the
database, try deleting this file. If you have verified that all users have the correct folder
privileges, and the locking database file is not getting deleted when the last person exits, then
you may have some corruption going on in your database.

For more information, see the following Knowledge Base article:

Introduction to .ldb files
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299373


Tom
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I am trying to resolve a problem with a database I created
and now I noticed there is an additional file in the same
directory that is named "...filed locked" - now I can't
make any more changes. How do you get rid of this extra
file that somehow auto generated itself.

Thanks
 
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