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Compact & Repair throws error saying file is in use
When trying to compact and repair any database created on my computer i get an error saying file is already in use. I have tried every possible way to fix this - reinstalled Office 365 tried multiple...
I appreciate all your help.
I'm also out of ideas. I've tried compacting local files opened both read only and exclusively. Both of those worked.
The only way I can get errors us when I deliberately open a second copy of a running database and then try to compact it. That was the reason for all my questions, Doing that causes this error message
