Find out which user or process has the file locked and have the user disconnect from the EDB file or stop the process from accessing the EDB file.
OR
Copy the EDB file to the Recovery Manager for Exchange Server on an local attached drive, as it is always recommended to do so. It will drastically speed up searching and or restoring from the EDB file and will also remove the lock by copying the file to a new location.
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