Lock File Problems with Access 16.0.13801.21086

Anonymous
2021-12-14T12:18:17+00:00

On 12/14/2021, SemiAnnual Enterprise channel updated to version 16.0.13801.21086. This is causing several strange behaviors in Microsoft Access. For example:

  1. Create a new Access database on a network drive or open an existing database from a network drive. Close it. The .laccdb file is not automatically deleted (even though no other users are in it).
  2. Use DAO to OpenDatabase for shared (non-exclusive) access. Error 3050 (“Could not lock file.”) is thrown and the database is not opened.
  3. Databases opened on a network drive appear to always be opened for exclusive access. Once one person has opened a database, others can't--even when opening for shared access.

Reverting to the prior version 16.0.13801.21050 fixes the problem.

This problem seems specific to databases located on a network share. For databases on a local machine, there is no issue.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-02-04T19:48:31+00:00

    Thank you, thank you, thank you. This solved the problems. Tried various things all day to eliminate the problems. KB5002138 would not install. Kept telling me there were no affected products installed. Nothing else I tried worked.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-04T14:47:21+00:00

    Hi,

    In our case, we are using Microsoft Office Access 2016 (MSI) not the C2R version.

    We have applied latest updates in last weeks and many people using an Access Database on a network shared path inform us they got the same problem where the file is locked out.

    Does someone have a solution ? I searched inside all Office updates for December 2021 and January 2022, but no one seem to talk about something specific with Access. I just see something about security for Excel, ACE, MSO and VBE. Nothing about "Know problems" also.

    I see a very new patch KB5002138 released on Febuary 1st talk about a fix for this issue. Do you tried it ? Someone can confirm this new patch fix this issue ?

    February 1, 2022, update for Office 2016 (KB5002138) (microsoft.com)

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-02-03T23:27:27+00:00

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-02-03T15:03:26+00:00

    I am running Access in Office365 - in Access it says: Version 2201 Build 14827.20158

    Since this morning, I have issues with Access backend files being left in a locked state.

    The two most recent Windows Updates are from January 13 (KB5009543 and KB5008876)- and my Access application worked yesterday. It appears to be related to OneDrive. All my files are on OneDrive.

    Any clue on what exactly to do?

    Like - where exactly to find a patch - or which update to uninstall?

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-01-25T09:23:41+00:00

    Look at https://www.devhut.net/microsoft-office-uninstall-an-update/ although the title says Uninstall, the same process is used to update to a specific build.

    Short version:

    Open a Command Prompt (as an administrator) and then change into the folder that houses the officec2rclient.exe. So, in the Command Prompt, a concrete example might be:

    cd C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun
officec2rclient.exe /update user updatetoversion=16.0.14827.20088

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