Error: *Warning* Multiply Owned Object, Handle (Saving a Project)

Issue

When saving a project, you received an error message containing the text ERROR: *Warning* Multiply owned object, handle

Cause

This error is a sign of dataset corruption, which means that multiple operations are trying to access the same object at the same time.

Solution

1. Type the following text (including all parentheses) in the Command line: (entdel(handent "handleID"))

When typing this text, replace the text HandleID with the name of the object you saw in the error message. For example, if the object is named 48A10, copy the following text into the Command line – including all parentheses: (entdel(handent "48A10"))

2. Press Enter. The object causing the error will be removed.

3. Repeat the same steps for all other multiple objects listed in the error message.

4. Type AUDIT in the Command line and press Enter. When prompted to Fix any errors detected?, type Y (for Yes) to fix all errors

5. If the Audit command does not detect any other errors, you can continue to work and save your project. If it detects additional errors, repeat steps 1 and 2 for any errors it detects and lists in the Command line.