topic Re: Locked Files - Who's Locked It? in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/locked-files-who-s-locked-it/m-p/449089#M17392 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Attempting to rename in Windows Explorer or ArcCatalog?</P><P></P><P>Can you use the Compact gp tool to remove the .lock files?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:56:52 GMT Anonymous User 2014-12-08T14:56:52Z Locked Files - Who's Locked It? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/locked-files-who-s-locked-it/m-p/449088#M17391 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We have a map service that needs updating, but after I've stopped the map service, I still can't rename the file geodatabase in the shared folder, saying that it's locked by another program.</P><P></P><P>Is there such a tool that can be used to see which service has the files locked?</P><P></P><P>Walter</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:42:34 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/locked-files-who-s-locked-it/m-p/449088#M17391 WalterDziuba 2014-12-08T14:42:34Z Re: Locked Files - Who's Locked It? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/locked-files-who-s-locked-it/m-p/449089#M17392 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Attempting to rename in Windows Explorer or ArcCatalog?</P><P></P><P>Can you use the Compact gp tool to remove the .lock files?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:56:52 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/locked-files-who-s-locked-it/m-p/449089#M17392 Anonymous User 2014-12-08T14:56:52Z Re: Locked Files - Who's Locked It? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/locked-files-who-s-locked-it/m-p/449090#M17393 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Both, actually.</P><P></P><P>Compacting removes the locks?</P><P></P><P>Thanks, I'll give that a try.</P><P></P><P>Walter</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:59:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/locked-files-who-s-locked-it/m-p/449090#M17393 WalterDziuba 2014-12-08T14:59:19Z