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Your options:<br />
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1) If you are sure no one is actually 'using' the mdb, you can reboot that suspect user's workstation.<br />
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2) Or ... the server if necessary<br />
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3) You can, but not really recommended ... actually copy over an MDB with a new or different version, ie. one that you have done maintenance on ... even if there is and existing LDB.<br />
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mx
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Your options:

1) If you are sure no one is actually 'using' the mdb, you can reboot that suspect user's workstation.

2) Or ... the server if necessary

3) You can, but not really recommended ... actually copy over an MDB with a new or different version, ie. one that you have done maintenance on ... even if there is and existing LDB.

mx

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I see. Thanks. Everything in my database is saved instantly. The user never has to push a 'save' button or anything like that. What would happen if I simply tried to delete the ldb?
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I see. Thanks. Everything in my database is saved instantly. The user never has to push a 'save' button or anything like that. What would happen if I simply tried to delete the ldb?

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Ok, perhaps deleting the ldb is not the best alternative. I wish I could find out who was logged in.
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Ok, perhaps deleting the ldb is not the best alternative. I wish I could find out who was logged in.

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I want to take a database offline for maintenance but there is an .ldb file. 
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I want to take a database offline for maintenance but there is an .ldb file. 

What to do when users don't exit an Access 2003 database and you have a lock file

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