topic Re: Cannot delete feature class from geodatabase in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Cannot delete feature class from geodatabase

AnthonyPodesto — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:04:59 GMT

Good Morning.

I just upgraded to ArcGIS Pro v.3.1 yesterday. Now, when I try to delete a feature class from my geodatabase, the moving bar with "deleting" sits endlessly. The only way to do anything is to force close the program, reopen Arc, try again, and get the same result. Is anybody else having problems with the new version of Arc GIS Pro or have any possible solutions to the problem?

Re: Cannot delete feature class from geodatabase

George_Thompson — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:08:24 GMT

Is this in a file (fGDB) or Enterprise Geodatabase (EGDB)?

If an EGDB, what is the RDBMS and version?

Re: Cannot delete feature class from geodatabase

AnthonyPodesto — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:34:54 GMT

Hi George, it is a file geodatabase.

Re: Cannot delete feature class from geodatabase

AnthonyPodesto — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:01:21 GMT

This must have been an intermittent issue. After about two hours, it randomly started working again.

Re: Cannot delete feature class from geodatabase

George_Thompson — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:52:06 GMT

Appreciate the update and glad to hear that it is working now. Network gremlins are always fun!

Re: Cannot delete feature class from geodatabase

BimallNaidoo1 — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:36:37 GMT

I am experiencing the issue of not being able to delete a feature class or dataset from a geodatabase. I am using ArcGIS 3.3.1 and its a file geodatabase. These are new feature classes with no links created. They are not open in any projects.

When I delete the feature class I get message 'your application has stopped working' and then the program shuts down. When I open ArcGIS Pro and navigate to the geodatabase the feature class is still there.

When I want to delete the feature dataset I get this Error message

"Delete item [ProcessStart]: Start Time: Tuesday, 06 August 2024 22:26:51
Delete item [Error]: ERROR 000317: F:\GISProducts\RegionWestFireMappingTraining\FolderStructureToTransferToUDP\UDP_Fire\OnSever\Fire\FireMappingTemplate_asof2023\FolderStructureToUse Annually\Year\9_Geodatabase\MDP_Comp_Asof2023.gdb\MasterfileFeatureDatasets cannot be deleted
Delete item [Error]: FDO error: -2147024893 [FireManagementUnit_AreaMasterfile2024_wgslo29_05082024]
Delete item [Error]: Failed to execute (Delete).
Delete item [ProcessEnd]: Failed at Tuesday, 06 August 2024 22:26:53 (Elapsed Time: 1,95 seconds)".

Appreciate any advise

Regards

Bimall

Re: Cannot delete feature class from geodatabase

BimallNaidoo1 — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 07:20:34 GMT

It would seem I have had same experience as Anthony Podesto. This morning I attempted to delete feature dataset and worked like a charm.

Regards

Bimall

Re: Cannot delete feature class from geodatabase

RyanBohan — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:58:06 GMT

I am currently experiencing the same issue. Guess I will try again in a few hours

Re: Cannot delete feature class from geodatabase

AnthonyPodesto — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:52:42 GMT

I still have issues with deleting stuff out of my database. The latest quirk, is that it takes a very long amount of time, about 20 minutes, just to delete a feature class with a small amount of data. I suppose it could be because the data is hosted on a server, but for now I just deal with it.