https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/remove-sr-lock-file/m-p/1170900#M3712 <P>locks of any kind occur when a featureclass or shapefile is open in a map.&nbsp; you can't just delete the lock.</P><P>If you are getting an error message, could you copy and paste it here.</P><P>Things to try.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Copy one of the shapefiles that you can't edit to a new copy.</P><P>Open a new project, can you edit it?</P><P>Also check that you are working with locally stored data on your computer, since files located "elsewhere" have their own issues regarding locks, permissions and editing capabilities.</P> Wed, 04 May 2022 23:38:33 GMT DanPatterson 2022-05-04T23:38:33Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/remove-sr-lock-file/m-p/1170880#M3711 <P>I'm trying to edit some shapefiles on a map that I'm working on and am unable to do so due to an sr.lock file that gets created when I open the map. When I try to delete the file, I get an error stating that the file is open in ArcMap. When I close the map, the lock goes away, preventing me from deleting the file. Is there any way to remove this file?</P> Wed, 04 May 2022 22:28:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/remove-sr-lock-file/m-p/1170880#M3711 janderson_ksninc 2022-05-04T22:28:35Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/remove-sr-lock-file/m-p/1170900#M3712 <P>locks of any kind occur when a featureclass or shapefile is open in a map.&nbsp; you can't just delete the lock.</P><P>If you are getting an error message, could you copy and paste it here.</P><P>Things to try.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Copy one of the shapefiles that you can't edit to a new copy.</P><P>Open a new project, can you edit it?</P><P>Also check that you are working with locally stored data on your computer, since files located "elsewhere" have their own issues regarding locks, permissions and editing capabilities.</P> Wed, 04 May 2022 23:38:33 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/remove-sr-lock-file/m-p/1170900#M3712 DanPatterson 2022-05-04T23:38:33Z