Whenever I launch Vortex, I am greeted by this error message and unable to proceed to the application.
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IO error: LockFile C:\Users\owner\AppData\Roaming\Vortex\metadb/LOCK: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
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It doesn't crash outright, but it prevents me from actually using the app.
I've tried increasing permissions, I've checked for other running vortex apps, I've restarted the computer, all several times. It still hasn't improved.
I've also used LockHunter to find the source of the lock, which appears to be the app itself.
If I try unlocking it, the application doesn't change. If I terminate locking process, since it's just Vortex itself locking it, Vortex terminates itself, and I'm locked anyway. No amount of combing through has changed it so far.
Any help?