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The database could not be exclusively locked to perform the operation. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 5030)
You might have seen "The database could not be exclusively locked to perform the operation. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 5030)" error when you try to rename SQL server database. This error normally occurs when your database is in Multi User mode where users are accessing your database or some objects are referring to your database.