# The issue: Error: cannot acquire lock: can't lock file "C:\\Users\\Алексей\\.ipfs\\repo.lock": has non-zero size

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**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** ipfs-desktop\
**Created:** [November 5, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/the-issue-error-cannot-acquire-lock-cant-lock-file-c-users-ipfs-repo-lock-has-non-zero-size/17166 "2023-11-05T07:24:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/the-issue-error-cannot-acquire-lock-cant-lock-file-c-users-ipfs-repo-lock-has-non-zero-size/17166/1 "2023-11-05T07:24:37Z")

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### I’m a junior and not familiar with IPFS / git / golang etc.

**The issue:** Error: cannot acquire lock: can’t lock file “C:\Users\Алексей.ipfs\repo.lock”: has non-zero size

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First I’ve tried tip commands and there are no such function or script file…

(see screenshot 2 and 3) - will try in next messages:

I’ve opened C:\Users\Алексей\.ipfs\repo.lock file with Notepad and here is only ‘{“OwnerPID”:10132}’ info - that’s all.

Idk what can I do. The youtube guides has same issue, but it disappeared by itself for a while (not my case).  
Can you describe the error and any ideas how to fix it?

P.s. I tried to install IPFS from CLI, but the “maker” function didn’t work

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**Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/the-issue-error-cannot-acquire-lock-cant-lock-file-c-users-ipfs-repo-lock-has-non-zero-size/17166/2 "2023-11-05T07:25:23Z")

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**Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 7:29am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/the-issue-error-cannot-acquire-lock-cant-lock-file-c-users-ipfs-repo-lock-has-non-zero-size/17166/3 "2023-11-05T07:29:18Z")

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**Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/the-issue-error-cannot-acquire-lock-cant-lock-file-c-users-ipfs-repo-lock-has-non-zero-size/17166/4 "2023-11-06T21:24:19Z")

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> [@Tuzemooner](#):
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> **The issue:** Error: cannot acquire lock: can’t lock file “C:\Users\Алексей.ipfs\repo.lock”: has non-zero size

Have you tried:

1. Closing IPFS Desktop, also ensure the CLI version (Kubo) isn’t running either.
2. Delete the lock file.

I really think that should resolve your primary issue here.