Thank you for your assistance.  It worked!
Marianne

On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 3:21 PM Brian Kelly <[email protected]> wrote:

> Go to the folder where you family file is located using Windows file
> Explorer. Look for any files with the .ldb extension. This is a file
> used by MS Access to say a file is locked. sometimes if Legacy is not
> closed properly (like a computer shutdown) these .ldb files may be left
> behind. Normally they are deleted when the Family file is closed and
> Legacy shuts down normally.
>
> Delete all those .ldb files then try to restart Legacy.
>
> Brian Kelly
> Rockland, ON, Canada
>
> On 05-Sep.-20 5:52 p.m., Marianne Hauptman wrote:
> > I downloaded the upgrade to Legacy 9 two days ago.  I tried to open
> > Legacy today and keep getting the message
> >
> > "The microsoft jet database engine cannot open this file
> > C:\Users\Marianne\documents\LegancyFamilyTree\AppData\Legacy9./db     It
> > is already opened exclusively by another user or you need permission to
> > view its data."
> >
> > I've turned my computer off several times but keep getting this
> > message.  Hopefully someone can help me!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Marianne Hauptman
> >
>
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