topic Cannot edit file geodatabase in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-edit-file-geodatabase/m-p/604671#M34071 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>For some reason I cannot edit my file geodatabase.&nbsp; If I try to start editing, I get the following message:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Could not edit file in folder or database you selected.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Check to see you have appropriate permission. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any idea why this would happen, It's a file that I created orignally.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks for any suggestions.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:10:45 GMT JackLau 2010-07-12T23:10:45Z Cannot edit file geodatabase https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-edit-file-geodatabase/m-p/604671#M34071 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>For some reason I cannot edit my file geodatabase.&nbsp; If I try to start editing, I get the following message:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Could not edit file in folder or database you selected.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Check to see you have appropriate permission. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any idea why this would happen, It's a file that I created orignally.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks for any suggestions.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:10:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-edit-file-geodatabase/m-p/604671#M34071 JackLau 2010-07-12T23:10:45Z Re: Cannot edit file geodatabase https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-edit-file-geodatabase/m-p/604672#M34072 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Jack,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>In Windows Explorer, right-click on the File geodatabase file (e.g., </SPAN><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">[nameofgeodatabase].gdb</SPAN><SPAN>) &gt; Properties. Verify that it is not set to be "read-only".</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Hope this helps,</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:02:29 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cannot-edit-file-geodatabase/m-p/604672#M34072 DerekLaw 2010-07-16T21:02:29Z