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Uninstall the app, delete leftover folders and registry entries.<br><a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/customer-service/download-install/remove-products/remove-windows-products" rel="ugc">https://knowledge.autodesk.com/customer-service/download-install/remove-products/remove-windows-products</a>
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Uninstall the app, delete leftover folders and registry entries.
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/customer-service/download-install/remove-products/remove-windows-products [https://knowledge.autodesk.com/customer-service/download-install/remove-products/remove-windows-products]

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Jazz Marie Kaur

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Can you share what resolved the issue?
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Glad I could help! As Hello There stated, which of the above suggestions resolved this one for you? It will help others in the EE Community to know what exactly cured the problem,
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Glad I could help! As Hello There stated, which of the above suggestions resolved this one for you? It will help others in the EE Community to know what exactly cured the problem,

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Hi Jazz<br><br>You did ...<br><br><ul><li>The.<strong>&nbsp;.l</strong><strong>ock file extension</strong> you're referring to is discussed here also on how to find it. You have to search for .lock in File Explorer and remove them from the sections specified in program data areas.</li></ul><a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Unable-to-install-Autodesk-Desktop-App.html" rel="ugc">https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Unable-to-install-Autodesk-Desktop-App.html</a>&nbsp;
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Hi Jazz

You did ...


 * The. .lock file extension you're referring to is discussed here also on how to find it. You have to search for .lock in File Explorer and remove them from the sections specified in program data areas.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Unable-to-install-Autodesk-Desktop-App.html [https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Unable-to-install-Autodesk-Desktop-App.html] 

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Ok. Awesome! Thanks for letting us know it was indeed the .lock.
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Ok. Awesome! Thanks for letting us know it was indeed the .lock.

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<br><strong>Ive heard there is a lock file that needs to be deleted. Whcih file ?&nbsp;</strong><br><br>Reinstalled the AP itself.<br><a href="https://www.autodesk.com/desktop-app" rel="ugc">https://www.autodesk.com/desktop-app</a><br><br>Reinstalled Auto CAD 2021 and the Autodesk D<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/07_w30/1567288/NDA--2-.png" rel="ugc"><img src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/07_w30/1567288/NDA--2-.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"></a>esktop APP is part of that.<br>Same ... no Autodesk Desktop APP<br><br><br>
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Ive heard there is a lock file that needs to be deleted. Whcih file ? 
Reinstalled the AP itself.
https://www.autodesk.com/desktop-app
Reinstalled Auto CAD 2021 and the Autodesk D
esktop APP is part of that.
Same ... no Autodesk Desktop APP

Autodesk Desktop APP.  Uninstalled it and now it wont reinstall

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