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
    2022-01-20T16:53:35+00:00

    It fixed it for my environment as well.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-01-20T16:47:10+00:00

    Hi Traci, we had the same versions, the newer update on our channel (version 2108) solved issues.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-12-23T05:36:31+00:00

    Even with the updated build, using DFS paths will prevent multi-user access. Fow now, you will have to use a direct network path to the database if you want to have multiple instances accessing the same database.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-12-21T21:36:16+00:00

    There will be an update for Office 2013 soon, but it is not yet available.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-12-21T20:14:05+00:00

    Is there a fix for the msi version of Office 2013?

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