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copy access file still locked

hey guys, i'm putting an access file on a network where it will be accessed by many people at the same time. i've used a force shutdown mechanism BUT in the event that something screws up and the network access file always has an .ldb file, are there any problems if i just copy the mdb file to my desktop, delete both the .mdb and .ldb file from the network and then just compact and repair the mdb file on my desktop before putting it on the network?

what i think is that i'll lose some data on the ldb file but it's ok in this case that i lose that data. i'm just trying to find a way to reset the database should it become corrupted.

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Jim Dettman (EE MVE)

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developingprogrammer

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Hi Jim, thanks so much for your help and for directing me to the other resource too.

I don't have access to the server computer and have never used windows server before so I'm completely clueless about any server things. I'm just a very beginner programmer and a user of a network folder as it turns out haha. So from my point of view, how do I delete a corrupt database along with its ldb file so I can re upload the working database?this deleting the ldb file is something I'm always very scared of haha

developingprogrammer

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Oops Jim, I think this question has been answered like a few hundred times on experts exchange already and it's just sheer silliness and laziness that I didn't check before that. Those are two qualities a developer must never have so I am closing this thread and getting off my arse = ) but thanks for your help Jim!! Much appreciated!!!!