https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcgis-pro-3-0-0-will-not-delete-scratch-gdb-at/m-p/1191681#M64997 <P>I just upgraded to ArcGIS Pro 3.0 and was trying to run my script that worked completely in ArcGIS Pro 2.9.x.</P><P>Here is a code snippet for context:</P><LI-CODE lang="python"># start of script to set variables for context desktop = os.path.join(os.path.join(os.environ["USERPROFILE"]), "Desktop") arcpy.env.scratchWorkspace = desktop scratchGDB = arcpy.env.scratchGDB # end of script arcpy.env.workspace = scratchGDB for scratch_fc in arcpy.ListFeatureClasses(): arcpy.Delete_management(scratch_fc) arcpy.Delete_management(scratchGDB) # alternative attempt arcpy.env.workspace = scratchGDB for scratch_fc in arcpy.ListFeatureClasses(): if arcpy.Exists(scratch_fc): arcpy.Delete_management(scratch_fc) arcpy.ResetEnvironments() if arcpy.Exists(arcpy.env.scratchWorkspace): arcpy.Delete_management(scratchGDB)</LI-CODE><P>However, I am now getting this error:&nbsp;</P><LI-CODE lang="python">ERROR 000601: Cannot delete C:\Users\name\Desktop\scratch.gdb. May be locked by another application.</LI-CODE><P>To try and fix this error, I attempted to not use a scratch.gdb and store the temp layers in r"memory", however, because I am using tools such as Project, etc, I get an error stating that the layers cannot be stored in memory.</P><P>I checked the scratch.gdb folder on my desktop and there are no LOCK files after the script is executed. During the runtime, I do get LOCK files for the temp layers that are created, but these get removed when I run:</P><LI-CODE lang="python"># clear table of contents in map for toc_layer in map.listLayers(): if toc_layer.name == "": map.removeLayer(toc_layer)</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;At this point, the TOC is empty and the no layers from scratch.gdb are being used.&nbsp;</P><P>I even attempted to run a time delay using:</P><LI-CODE lang="python">import time ... time.sleep(60)</LI-CODE><P>To see if perhaps the script was running faster than my ArcGIS Pro could handle, however, after the time delay, there is still an error in trying to delete scratch.gdb.</P><P>Does anyone have any insights or solutions?</P><P>Thank you in advance</P> Tue, 12 Jul 2022 19:49:53 GMT N_W_S_E 2022-07-12T19:49:53Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcgis-pro-3-0-0-will-not-delete-scratch-gdb-at/m-p/1191681#M64997 <P>I just upgraded to ArcGIS Pro 3.0 and was trying to run my script that worked completely in ArcGIS Pro 2.9.x.</P><P>Here is a code snippet for context:</P><LI-CODE lang="python"># start of script to set variables for context desktop = os.path.join(os.path.join(os.environ["USERPROFILE"]), "Desktop") arcpy.env.scratchWorkspace = desktop scratchGDB = arcpy.env.scratchGDB # end of script arcpy.env.workspace = scratchGDB for scratch_fc in arcpy.ListFeatureClasses(): arcpy.Delete_management(scratch_fc) arcpy.Delete_management(scratchGDB) # alternative attempt arcpy.env.workspace = scratchGDB for scratch_fc in arcpy.ListFeatureClasses(): if arcpy.Exists(scratch_fc): arcpy.Delete_management(scratch_fc) arcpy.ResetEnvironments() if arcpy.Exists(arcpy.env.scratchWorkspace): arcpy.Delete_management(scratchGDB)</LI-CODE><P>However, I am now getting this error:&nbsp;</P><LI-CODE lang="python">ERROR 000601: Cannot delete C:\Users\name\Desktop\scratch.gdb. May be locked by another application.</LI-CODE><P>To try and fix this error, I attempted to not use a scratch.gdb and store the temp layers in r"memory", however, because I am using tools such as Project, etc, I get an error stating that the layers cannot be stored in memory.</P><P>I checked the scratch.gdb folder on my desktop and there are no LOCK files after the script is executed. During the runtime, I do get LOCK files for the temp layers that are created, but these get removed when I run:</P><LI-CODE lang="python"># clear table of contents in map for toc_layer in map.listLayers(): if toc_layer.name == "": map.removeLayer(toc_layer)</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;At this point, the TOC is empty and the no layers from scratch.gdb are being used.&nbsp;</P><P>I even attempted to run a time delay using:</P><LI-CODE lang="python">import time ... time.sleep(60)</LI-CODE><P>To see if perhaps the script was running faster than my ArcGIS Pro could handle, however, after the time delay, there is still an error in trying to delete scratch.gdb.</P><P>Does anyone have any insights or solutions?</P><P>Thank you in advance</P> Tue, 12 Jul 2022 19:49:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcgis-pro-3-0-0-will-not-delete-scratch-gdb-at/m-p/1191681#M64997 N_W_S_E 2022-07-12T19:49:53Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcgis-pro-3-0-0-will-not-delete-scratch-gdb-at/m-p/1191718#M64999 <P>were there any differences in your setup for the arcpy.env settings for scratch geodatabase and/or scratch workspace?</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/environment-settings/scratch-gdb.htm" target="_blank">Scratch GDB (Environment setting)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P> Tue, 12 Jul 2022 22:03:56 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcgis-pro-3-0-0-will-not-delete-scratch-gdb-at/m-p/1191718#M64999 DanPatterson 2022-07-12T22:03:56Z