The Dataverse Network Project

If a file is processing in any study on the Network, a lock is set for that file to prevent users from opening the file. If for any reason the file lock does not resolve properly when the file is no longer processing, you can remove that lock and free the file for use by others.

To remove a file lock on a study file:

1. Log in and navigate to the Network Options page.
2. Scroll to Network Utilities and click Troublshoot, Maintain Processes.
   You see the Dataverse Network Utiities page.
3. Click the StudyLock Utilities arrow.
   You see the Current Locks list, which identifies all files in the Network that currently are locked to use by the system.
4. To remove a lock from a selected file, find the appropriate DVN database ID for the file and enter that ID in the lock field.
5. Click Remove Lock.
   The ID for that file is removed from the Current Locks list.