topic Unable to create delete FGDB FDO error -2147024894 in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/unable-to-create-delete-fgdb-fdo-error-2147024894/m-p/373327#M21227 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi All,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I am currently unable to create or delete FGDBs on a folder-based network location (not SDE).&nbsp; I have full access to this location and can create/delete any other file type.&nbsp; I can open/use feature classes in previously created FGDBs but can no longer create/delete them.&nbsp; There are two of us who have access to this location and a third was added to this usergroup sometime over the weekend.&nbsp; We have deleted all lock files associated with the FGDBs.&nbsp; I have tried using the new person's machine (re-imaged, fresh install of 9.2) to see if she can create/delete and she can't.&nbsp; Our IT people can't see anything wrong with our permissions (we all have read/write access).&nbsp; Can anyone tell me what could have gone wrong when adding a third person to this usergroup?&nbsp; Is there a safe, clearly-defined way to add someone to a usergroup without messing up rights to file geodatabases?&nbsp; Our existing projects and data are okay (can add/delete FCs without issue)... but I cannot create new FGDBs.&nbsp; Shapefiles work!&nbsp; Using 9.2, XP.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:18:32 GMT MattWootton 2010-08-09T21:18:32Z Unable to create delete FGDB FDO error -2147024894 https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/unable-to-create-delete-fgdb-fdo-error-2147024894/m-p/373327#M21227 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi All,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I am currently unable to create or delete FGDBs on a folder-based network location (not SDE).&nbsp; I have full access to this location and can create/delete any other file type.&nbsp; I can open/use feature classes in previously created FGDBs but can no longer create/delete them.&nbsp; There are two of us who have access to this location and a third was added to this usergroup sometime over the weekend.&nbsp; We have deleted all lock files associated with the FGDBs.&nbsp; I have tried using the new person's machine (re-imaged, fresh install of 9.2) to see if she can create/delete and she can't.&nbsp; Our IT people can't see anything wrong with our permissions (we all have read/write access).&nbsp; Can anyone tell me what could have gone wrong when adding a third person to this usergroup?&nbsp; Is there a safe, clearly-defined way to add someone to a usergroup without messing up rights to file geodatabases?&nbsp; Our existing projects and data are okay (can add/delete FCs without issue)... but I cannot create new FGDBs.&nbsp; Shapefiles work!&nbsp; Using 9.2, XP.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:18:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/unable-to-create-delete-fgdb-fdo-error-2147024894/m-p/373327#M21227 MattWootton 2010-08-09T21:18:32Z