---
title: Databases couldn’t be read, so nothing was changed
description: "What it means when VDJTools can't read a VirtualDJ database."
url: "https://vdjtools.com/docs/databases-could-not-be-read/"
updated: "2026-10-28"
category: Troubleshooting
---

# Databases couldn’t be read, so nothing was changed

```
… database(s) couldn’t be read, so nothing was changed. Close any program using them (including VirtualDJ) and try again.
```

Another program had a VirtualDJ database open, often VirtualDJ itself. VDJTools stopped before writing anything.

## What to do

Close the program using the database, then try again.

## Related pages

- [Import](https://vdjtools.com/docs/import/)