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Copy the file to a local folder - like C:\Test - and try again.
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or make sure there is no .LDB file in the directory.<br />
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&nbsp;Also, make sure the app complies if it has any code in it before converting (that's not your issue though).<br />
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Jim.
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Also be aware that Access 2013 and up can only convert JET 4.0 and up. &nbsp;<br />
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&nbsp;If this is an older DB format, I can convert it for you.<br />
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Jim.
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@Gustav, I did try that and same occurs.<br />
@Jim, This is a A2003 FE application.<br />
Only LDB is the one that gets created when I open the file as OP.<br />
Thanks,<br />
Ben
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I do not know, how you are converting but it's locked. Check your task manager and see if you have two instances open.<br />
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If save as causes a crash then, you better check the References in the MDB file because it might be that. &nbsp;If not, it might have some bad code that will not run if upgraded
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@Bharat,<br />
Nothing is opened according to task manager.<br />
What I meant it crashed is when opening just A2016 and selected save as w/o having any file open..<br />
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So far the only way I was able to get this was by importing as Fabrice suggested..(although the drag &amp;&nbsp;drop didnt seem to work for me..-:)<br />
Any other suggestions before closing this question?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Ben
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If drag &amp;&nbsp;drop fail, you can export objects (right click, choose export) to text or XML format, and import into the new database.<br />
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Warning with tables holding binary data (such as memo fields or attachments), this might not work correctlty.
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Thanks experts,<br />
However I would still prefer to find the cause of the problem, if someone can figure that out would be great!
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Hi Experts,<br />
<br />
I'm trying to convert an Access MDB file to accdb and getting the attached error &quot;file already in use&quot;.<br />
However I dont know of any other way of converting it w/o opening.<br />
When I tried save as w/o a file Access crashed..<br />
FYI- I'm using A2016 for the conversion.<br />
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Hi Experts,

I'm trying to convert an Access MDB file to accdb and getting the attached error "file already in use".
However I dont know of any other way of converting it w/o opening.
When I tried save as w/o a file Access crashed..
FYI- I'm using A2016 for the conversion.

Error converting MDB to Accdb

Microsoft Access is a rapid application development (RAD) relational database tool. Access can be used for both desktop and web-based applications, and uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) as its coding language.