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Posted on February 12, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

ArcGIS sr.lock “LOCK file” how to delete?

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Can I delete lock files ArcGIS?

lock files can only be deleted if the process that created them has exited. An example of a read lock is ‘Parcels.
 

How do I remove schema lock in ArcGIS?

To disable schema locking in Manager, complete the following steps:

  1. Start Manager and sign in.
  2. Click Services > Manage Services.
  3. In the Manage Services module, locate your map service and click Edit .
  4. Click the Parameters tab.
  5. On the Parameters tab, uncheck Lock Database Schema.
  6. Click Save and Restart.


How do I unlock data in ArcGIS?

To unlock an element, right-click the element in the Layout window and click Lock Mode.

Why is my shapefile locked?

lock files are automatically created and deleted at runtime. Normally, they do not remain in the file system once the application has been closed (e.g., ArcMap, ArcCatalog). But these files can occasionally remain following a crash. If this is the case, they can be safely deleted.
 

Can you Delete a locked file?

Open the Start menu, then the File Explorer and find the formerly locked file. Remove the file. Click the previously locked file, then the “Home” tab, and “Delete” in the toolbar. Or, you may select the file by clicking on it and then pressing the “Delete” key.
 

How do I Delete a file that is locked by another process?

Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Windows Security dialog box. Click Task Manager, and then click the Processes tab. Click Winword.exe, and then click End Process. In the Task Manager Warning dialog box, click Yes.

How do you Delete a locked object?

Procedure

  1. Open the Repository Browser and navigate to the lock object that you want to delete.
  2. In the context menu of the lock object, choose the Where-Used List to find all the programs or classes that are still using the lock object.
  3. Remove the lock module calls in the objects you found.

How do I Delete a database lock?

Right-click on the database, and then select Clear Locks > Clear All Locks. 2. All locks on the database are cleared. You must be a Database Administrator to clear principal locks on a database.

How do I unlock a shapefile in ArcGIS?

You can access a shapefile in ArcGIS Pro using a folder connection in the Catalog pane.



Add a shapefile to the map

  1. Add a connection to a folder.
  2. Browse to the location of the shapefile within the folder connection.
  3. Right-click the shapefile and select Add to Current Map. to add the shapefile to the current map.


Should you ignore lock files?

A lock file contains important information about installed packages and it should always be committed into your Package Manager source repositories. Not committing the lock file to your source control results in installing two different modules from the same dependency definition.
 

How do I Delete a database lock file?

I’ve also found a workaround that simply consists on removing db. lock file from the .



For me steps below helped:

  1. Close Visual Studio 2019.
  2. Delete . vs folder in the Project.
  3. Reopen the Project, . vs folder is automatically created.
  4. Done.

 

What is a lock file in ArcMap?

ArcGIS ensures “data integrity” (only one editor) by preventing multiple processes from simultaneously accessing data in conflicting ways. It does this by placing *. lock files in the file geodatabase folder each time a process accesses a dataset.
 

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