Can I share an MS-Access database application via Dropbox?

Question

I have a small Access application that only 3 or 4 people will ever use, but I want them to be able to use it from different locations. Only one person will use it at a time

Answer 1

I know this is an old question, I do not think it is possible to do this safely. The issue is that LDB files, which are the files that manages the share of connections to the database can lose track of open state. This occurs when external files are joined to the primary database via JOIN/IN type constructs. When this occurs the Jet/ADO engine still has locks on files even if the application exits, as the file specified in the IN clauses is opened but not closed when the query completes. Then DropBox creates conflicted copies of files and data is lost.