Problem deleting file ".lock" to open the catalogue

I couldn't open my Lightroom 4 catalog since a recent accident. I get the error message that it cannot be opened because another application already has its opening. I tried to delete the .lock file as suggested elsewhere on this forum. When I delete the .lock file, it disappears for a second and then immediately popped to the top, and I can not even open the catalog. The catalog is on an external hard drive. Any advice?

Thank you!

It's really strange. Lightroom creates this file when it starts to run and removes it when it stops. It is the only program on your system that will allow to create a lock file.

Ok. Try this. Move your catalog to an another folder.that isn't a lock file. Also move your insights into the new folder. Now, double-click the catalog in this folder. Lightroom should come up normally (and create a new .lock file in this folder).

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