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ERROR 3405 trying to COMPACT AND REPAIR an Access (2205 15225.20204) database
I am receiving ERROR 3405 (Could not use ... file already in use) trying to COMPACT AND REPAIR an Access (2205 15225.20204) database I have tried several workarounds including * Copy the .dbf f...
I was able to resolve the issue by removing virus protection ... compressing the database (.mdb not .dbf ... I worked for Oracle for too many years) ... it took the database from 135mb ... down to 21mb
I reinstalled virus protection ... and this time on install ... added an exclusion for MSACCESS.EXE ... and ran the Compact and Repair again without issue