Deleting Feature Classes from File Geodatabases

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10-10-2012 07:43 AM
RyanFonzi
New Contributor
I cannot delete unwanted feature classes from my file geodatabase using ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced 10.1.  No one else is accessing the data and I get error messages saying I cannot delete.  Does it have something to do with the lock files?  Please help.
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KevinDunlop
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Can you make other changes to that FGDB which an attribute update or create new features?
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RyanFonzi
New Contributor
Can you make other changes to that FGDB which an attribute update or create new features?


Yes, I am able to create new feature classes, edit the data and import and export into the GDB.  It just won't let me delete anything.
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AoifeHealy
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I'm having the same problem. I misspelled a column name when importing a new feature class and because the column heading was wrong the relevant data did not get imported to the table. I can't rename the column heading or delete the feature class to start again.

Any ideas?

Thanks a million,
Aoife
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