This is common occurrence when someone just powers off their PC instead of properly closing the application, a network connection is dropped, OR if the user-rights have changed so that they no longer have "write" privilege.
1) Check that the user has the "write" privilege to folder.
- if not, then establish this if you have the authority to do so or have your IT-Sec-Officer do so.
- if this privilege is set true, then step 2 :-)
2) If the user does have this privilege then:
- shutdown all of your PC's that might have this database open.
- MAKE A COPY OF THE DIRECTORY HOLDING THE ACCESS DATABASE!
- In this copy, look for a file name [databasename].ldb, delete this file in the copied directory.
- Open the database from the copied directory. If it opens, make sure that all of the data appears correct.
- If and only IF, all goes well, rename the old directory to [directoryname]_old and rename your copied directory to match the original directory name.
If neither of these steps work, or even if they do, please post back and we'll see what else can be done. :)