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Catalogue used by another computer; can't open

Marc Pecquet
As I try to open a catalogue (C1 version 10.2) from my "roving" hard drive on my laptop, I get a message saying that it is open on my desktop - which is 1000kms away and turned off. How can I have access to it ?
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  • Ian Wilson
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    If you right click on the catalog file, and choose "show package contents" you may see a file called "writelock" which is put there by the app to stop the catalog being opened by two users at once. It should be cleared when the app is closed, but it may not have been, if it didn't close cleanly, for instance. To find out more, search the forum for posts including the word "writelock". Removing that file should re-enable use of the catalog.

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  • Marc Pecquet
    This did indeed do the trick. Many thanks
    Marc
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