Unable to Create backup/File is being used by another process

[peyton-brooks]

Hey!

I've got 4-5 workflows that for the most part, are performing validations between multiple excel files and outputting the results for review.  These workflows contain control containers to determine the sequence of the output and prevent the "unable to access file" error.  These workflows were running successfully for 6+ months some of them almost a year, but last month I began encountering multiple errors across all of my workflows... It also seems like other workflows are running extremely slow/getting stuck on certain tools (Find Replace/Append) instead of throwing the errors from the output tools. 

These flows are monthly so this is just my second cadence running them and experiencing these issues.  I'm wondering if anyone has any system configs or settings in mind that I need to check are setup correctly.  Maybe I accidentally changed something on my Desktop that is impacting the way my workflows are running?

Thanks!

Peyton 

[jrlindem]

Is this on server or local to your machine?

If server... I would have the admin's reset the server to clear cache and memory.  This happens to us every few months where things really bog down and a simply reset clears that up.

Locally, too, this can help if you are like me and keep your Alteryx open indefinitely.  Memory starts to clog up.  Beyond that, and if you haven't changed anything else about the workflows are the source files getting bigger over time and it's just taking more time to process the data?

-Jay