Unable To Open Bigfile Bigfile000 Exclusive //top\\ -
Feature: "Unable to open bigfile bigfile000 exclusive"
Summary
When attempting to open a very large file (e.g., bigfile000) the application fails with an error indicating the file is "exclusive" or locked by another process, preventing user access. This feature improves handling, messaging, and recovery options for exclusive file-lock conflicts on large files.
5. The File is Marked as "Read-Only"
If the Read-only attribute is set on bigfile000, the operating system will deny exclusive write access. Even if the program only needs read access, requesting "exclusive" can fail if the file is flagged as read-only by the OS. unable to open bigfile bigfile000 exclusive
import os
fd = os.open('bigfile000', os.O_RDWR | os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL)
os.close(fd)
This error message typically originates from Backup Exec (Veritas/Symantec) or similar enterprise backup software running on Windows. The error unable to open bigfile bigfile000 exclusive indicates that the backup job is attempting to access a specific file—named bigfile000—but cannot do so because another program or process is currently holding a lock on it. This error message typically originates from Backup Exec