What is causing the Failed to lock the file issue?
We investigated this particular issue by looking at various user reports and the repair strategies that are commonly used to fix this particular error message with WMware. Based on our investigations, there are several different culprits that are known to trigger this particular error message: If you’re currently encountering this exact issue and you’re looking for a way to resolve it without losing any data, this article will provide you with some troubleshooting suggestions. Down below, you’ll find a collection of potential repair strategies that other users in a similar situation have commonly used to fix this particular error. For the best results, we advise you to follow the methods below in the order that they are presented since they are ordered by difficulty and efficiency. If you go through with them in order without skipping any steps, one of them is bound to resolve the problem regardless of the culprit that is causing the issue.
Method 1: Running VMware as admin
In some cases, the fix is as simple as ensuring that the VMware application has administrative privileges. This should happen by default, but certain settings might prevent the application from getting admin access. Some users that were encountering the “Failed to lock the file” error have reported that the issue stopped occurring after they launched VMware Workstation in admin mode. Here’s a quick guide on how to do this: If the issue is still occurring, move down to the next method below.
Method 2: Deleting the LCK folders of the virtual machine
Several affected users have managed to resolve this issue by locating the physical location of the virtual machine that was failing with the “Failed to lock the file” and deleting the LCK folders. After doing this and restarting their computer, most affected users have reported that the issue has been resolved. If you haven’t established a custom location for it, your virtual machine will typically be located inside the Documents folder under the Virtual Machines folder. Here’s what you need to do:
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