topic CANT DELETE FEATURE CLASS FROM GDB IN ARCCATALOG IF WAS ONCE IN CURRENTLY OPEN ARCMAP in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cant-delete-feature-class-from-gdb-in-arccatalog/m-p/88841#M5150 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>If I have a File gdb feature class in ARCMap, then remove it, then go to delete or rename it in ARCCatalog, I get an error.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If this is not just my own failure to change some arcane setting, then it is a fundamental flaw in the functionality of the File gdb.&nbsp; I need to clean up my geodatabase, or rename something, many times a day.&nbsp; I like the functionality of the new fgdb, and I use the Default fgdb function on every map document, but if I have to close ARCMap every time I need to change a name or delete a feature class, then it is a net loss of time and increase of stress.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Anyone know if there is something I can do to avoid this hair-graying ARCfail?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:33:30 GMT AaronKing 2011-07-12T12:33:30Z CANT DELETE FEATURE CLASS FROM GDB IN ARCCATALOG IF WAS ONCE IN CURRENTLY OPEN ARCMAP https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cant-delete-feature-class-from-gdb-in-arccatalog/m-p/88841#M5150 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>If I have a File gdb feature class in ARCMap, then remove it, then go to delete or rename it in ARCCatalog, I get an error.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If this is not just my own failure to change some arcane setting, then it is a fundamental flaw in the functionality of the File gdb.&nbsp; I need to clean up my geodatabase, or rename something, many times a day.&nbsp; I like the functionality of the new fgdb, and I use the Default fgdb function on every map document, but if I have to close ARCMap every time I need to change a name or delete a feature class, then it is a net loss of time and increase of stress.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Anyone know if there is something I can do to avoid this hair-graying ARCfail?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:33:30 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cant-delete-feature-class-from-gdb-in-arccatalog/m-p/88841#M5150 AaronKing 2011-07-12T12:33:30Z Re: CANT DELETE FEATURE CLASS FROM GDB IN ARCCATALOG IF WAS ONCE IN CURRENTLY OPEN AR https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cant-delete-feature-class-from-gdb-in-arccatalog/m-p/88842#M5151 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Check out the Clear Workspace Cache tool...</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:57:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/cant-delete-feature-class-from-gdb-in-arccatalog/m-p/88842#M5151 JonathanNorred 2011-07-22T18:57:01Z