v2.1.1: 'Update Job' has encountered a problem: Profile not locked due to exception

Andrew Neil · ‎2026-06-08

I recently installed CubeIDE v2.1.1.

Whenever I start it, I get this error:

The mentioned file exists, and I can open it using Notepad:

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.
A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work.

Peter BENSCH · ‎2026-06-08

Interesting.

As far as I have seen, .lock is created after CubeIDE starts, but for reasons unknown to me it is not deleted afterwards. However, this file contains zero bytes and, as I have just checked again, can be deleted without any problems when CubeIDE is closed. It should reappear shortly after the next start of CubeIDE.

You can, however, first check the access permissions; they should be set as follows:

Authentic Users: Modify, RX, R, W
System: Full control, Modify, RX, R, W
Admins: Full control, Modify, RX, R, W (same as System)
Users: RX, R

Regards
/Peter

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