Upload files to an FTP site may cause an error if the file is locked on your system.

When uploading files to a FTP site, we sometimes run into issues when we are still using or have open the files that we want to upload to the ftp server. In this case, we will receive such error like this.

If you are uploading a Database such as Access, when the Access program is open, a file called a lock file is created. This lock file has a .ldb extension appended to it and is created when you open your database with the extension created when a client on the internet accesses Accesswell.

The error that appears does not mention that the file is locked or in use, instead it thinks that there is a permissions issue instead, this is not correct, but never the less, it is a problem that can be easily fixed.

Open your database in Access. Drag the file into the FTP window you have open in Windows Explorer.

The error that appears does not mention that the file is locked or in use, instead it thinks that there is a permissions issue instead, this is not correct, but never the less, it is a problem that can be easily fixed.

In most programs, such as Office Access, Word, Excel, and others, there is a menu option that lets you close the project without closing the entire application.

• Click on [File]
• The choose [Close]

Now, try to upload your file to the FTP server and it "should" go without an issue.

If you still experience this error even after closing the project, go into the folder that the project is located in, and see if you have a lock file associated with the file in question, if it exist, [Delete It] and then try to upload your file again.