{"id":20082,"date":"2018-06-14T09:04:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T09:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/?p=20082"},"modified":"2026-03-02T06:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:41:19","slug":"resolving-access-database-error-file-already-in-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/resolving-access-database-error-file-already-in-use\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix MS Access Database Error &#8220;File Already in Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Many users have reported encountering the Access database error &lsquo;file already in use&rsquo; when opening a database on a network file share or stored on a server. The error message appears as:<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/file-already-in-use-error-message.png\" alt=\"File already in use error message\" class=\"wp-image-124914 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" width=\"385\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/file-already-in-use-error-message.png 385w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/file-already-in-use-error-message-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/file-already-in-use-error-message-150x52.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><p>The error may also occur when modifying the database&rsquo;s folder.<\/p><p>Let&rsquo;s discuss the reasons that may lead to such an error and the solutions to resolve it.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"causes-of-access-database-error-&ldquo;file-already-in-use&rdquo;\">Causes of Access Database Error &ldquo;file already in use&rdquo;<\/h2><p>The error &lsquo;file already in use&rsquo; usually occurs when you do not have create permission for the folder in which the file is stored. However, there are various other reasons that could trigger this error, such as:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Corrupted database<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When trying to access the database from an incorrect path<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trying to modify the database that is already open<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the Microsoft jet database can&rsquo;t create the locking information file<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Missing or corrupt lock files<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"methods-to-fix-access-database-error-&lsquo;file-already-in-use&rdquo;\">Methods to Fix Access Database Error &lsquo;file already in use&rdquo;<\/h2><p>Below are some methods that can help you resolve the &ldquo;file already in use&rdquo; error in MS Access.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method 1: Check and Provide Desired Permissions<\/h3><p>The &ldquo;file already in use&rdquo; error can occur when you do not have permissions to modify the folder in which the database file is located. So, make sure you have the read, write, and create permissions for the folder where the database is stored. To check and provide permissions, follow these steps:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Program Files<\/strong> and search for the desired folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click on the folder and select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"343\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/select-properties.png\" alt=\"Select Properties after right-clicking on the folder to fix file already in use error\" class=\"wp-image-124916 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/select-properties.png 343w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/select-properties-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/select-properties-150x225.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Security Tab &gt; Advanced.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Security-tab-in-properties-window.png\" alt=\"Go to Security Tab in Properties window to fix file already in use error\" class=\"wp-image-124917 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Security-tab-in-properties-window.png 359w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Security-tab-in-properties-window-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Security-tab-in-properties-window-150x201.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the <strong>Advanced Settings<\/strong> window, click on <strong>Change Permissions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Advanced-Security-Settings-window.png\" alt=\"Advanced security settings window to change Permissions to fix file already in use error\" class=\"wp-image-124918 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Advanced-Security-Settings-window.png 769w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Advanced-Security-Settings-window-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Advanced-Security-Settings-window-150x101.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select <strong>Administrators &gt; Edit.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change the <strong>Apply to drop-down<\/strong> to <strong>This Folder, Subfolder, and Files<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Full Control<\/strong> box below the Allow column button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>OK &gt; Apply<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method 2: Download Microsoft Office Updates<\/h3><p>Some users have reported encountering the error &lsquo;Could not use the path to the database.accdb; file already in use&rsquo; after downloading the MS Office updates, specifically for Office 2013 and Office 2016. However, Microsoft released other updates to fix the issues. To download the updates specific to your Office version, refer to this <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/topic\/february-1-2022-update-for-office-2013-kb5002151-e2014fa5-4318-402d-85d4-f2d3b72b63e1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Microsoft Guide<\/a>.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method 3: Check the Path of the Database<\/h3><p>The &ldquo;file already in use&rdquo; error in MS Access can also occur if the path to the database.accdb file is incorrect. Make sure you&rsquo;re opening the database using the standard UNC path. You can see the default path of the database using the following steps:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>File &gt; Options<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Access Options<\/strong> window, check the path next to the <strong>Default database folder<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/default-database-folder-path.png\" alt=\"default database folder path to make sure the database is opened using the standard UNC path\" class=\"wp-image-124921 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/default-database-folder-path.png 824w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/default-database-folder-path-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/default-database-folder-path-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/default-database-folder-path-150x64.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method 4: Close all Opened Access Files<\/h3><p>You may also encounter the &ldquo;file already in use&rdquo; error if multiple Access database files are open. You can just close all the Access database files using the below steps:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Place your cursor on the Taskbar and right-click on it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Close all Windows<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/close-all-windows-button.png\" alt=\"click on close all windows\" class=\"wp-image-124922 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/close-all-windows-button.png 262w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/close-all-windows-button-137x300.png 137w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/close-all-windows-button-150x329.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method 5: Repair Corrupt Access Database<\/h3><p>There are chances that the Access database file is corrupt. If the database is corrupt, you may encounter various errors, including the file already in use error. In this case, you can use the Microsoft inbuilt utility &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/compact-and-repair-access-database-without-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Compact and Repair<\/a> to repair the corrupt database. To run this tool, follow the below steps:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the Microsoft Access application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Double-click on <strong>Blank desktop database<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Open-Blank-database-1024x529.png\" alt=\"Open Blank Database\" class=\"wp-image-124923 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Open-Blank-database-1024x529.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Open-Blank-database-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Open-Blank-database-768x397.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Open-Blank-database-150x77.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Open-Blank-database.png 1026w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>File &gt; Close<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the Blank Database window, click <strong>File<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click Compact and Repair database, under Database Tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/compact-and-repair-database-option.png\" alt=\"Under database Tools, click on Compact and Repair Database\" class=\"wp-image-124924 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/compact-and-repair-database-option.png 836w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/compact-and-repair-database-option-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/compact-and-repair-database-option-768x144.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/compact-and-repair-database-option-150x28.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose the database you need to Compact and Repair and click on <strong>Compact<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/select-database-to-compact.png\" alt=\"Select database to compact\" class=\"wp-image-124925 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/select-database-to-compact.png 670w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/select-database-to-compact-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/select-database-to-compact-150x107.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once the process is complete, a compacted and repaired copy of the Access database will be saved at the actual location where your database is stored.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>If the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/ms-access-database-repair-when-compact-and-repair-not-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Compact and Repair utility fails<\/a> to fix the corrupted database, then you can use a professional Access repair tool, such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/access-database-repair.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stellar Repair for Access<\/a><\/strong>. It is an advanced tool to repair corrupt MDB and ACCDB files. It recovers all the database objects, like forms, macros, tables, deleted records, modules, etc. The software allows you to preview the recoverable data before saving it. It is compatible with database files of MS Access 2019, 2016, 2013, and earlier versions.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"closure\"><strong>Closure<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2><p>The Access database error &ldquo;<strong>file already in use<\/strong>&rdquo; can occur due to numerous reasons. You can follow the above-mentioned methods to fix the issue. If the error is occurred due to corruption in the database file, then you can use the Compact and Repair utility in MS Access to repair the file. If it fails, you can use a professional Access repair software, like <strong>Stellar Repair for Access<\/strong>. It can easily repair severely corrupted Access database files and retrieve all the data with 100% integrity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many users have reported encountering the Access database error &lsquo;file already in&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/resolving-access-database-error-file-already-in-use\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Fix MS Access Database Error &#8220;File Already in Use<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":101541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[824],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-access-database","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Fix MS Access &quot;File Already in Use&quot; Error | 5 Methods<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Getting the &quot;File Already in Use&quot; error in MS Access? 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