new database file (mdb) created when an existing database is open

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When I open an existing database and then close it a new mdb file is created
in the same folder as the existing database.
 
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Arvin Meyer [MVP]

salmosalar said:
When I open an existing database and then close it a new mdb file is
created
in the same folder as the existing database.
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You probably have compact on close set as an option, and don't have
sufficient privileges on the folder, or you are shutting down too quickly
and not allowing enough time for the compact to finish.
 

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