Pro is creating locks on items in the GDB and then is unable to lock the item causing all kinds of problems

Question

Why is Pro making locks on stuff in a GDB and then giving me errors that a lock exists. YOU CREATED THE LOCK, WHY WOULD YOU NEED TO MAKE ANOTHER ONE? ITS THE ONLY APPLICATION THAT CAN USE DATA IN A GDB. I'm literally having to restart the program all the time what is happening?

Jim_Anbazu · Answer

Hello @ChrisCowin_dhs, I would like to work with you on this. To better understand the issue you are encountering, can you please answer the following questions:

* What version of Pro are you working in?
* Where are your ArcGIS Pro Projects and data stored (local drive, network drive, or OneDrive)?
* Do you get a specific error message when you encounter this issue (please share if you do)?
* Finally, would you be able to provide the detailed steps you perform that lead to this issue?

I am including a document that explains locks in ArcGIS Pro for reference: File geodatabases and locking—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

ChrisCowin_dhs · Answer

Nothing is changing it though! Or I change something and save it and then go to do use a geoprocessing tool and it just says can't do it there is a lock. Add a field, go to use field calculator and nope cant do that because there is a lock. OK have to restart, so I restart and run the field calculator, now I go to run an analysis, nope cant because there is a lock. I just constantly have to restart the entire program on any change to any component that I'm trying to analyze. It is infuriating.

ChrisCowin_dhs · Answer

No python is running, I'm creating all the data fresh so a brand-new project, a brand-new gdb, only one instance of pro running. I bring in two csv's and make an xy table and import those into facilities and incidents and go to solve the network analysis and it fails to solve. I've tried ending the process for the indexer, doesnt do anything. The only thing that works is to close the entire project, sometimes even have to restart the program and then I can do the next step before it creates another lock that it invariably prevents me from doing the next step because the lock.