Lockfile in lol folder, client is breaking

Pure Soul·7/21/2015, 8:38:17 PM·10 votes·42,130 views

Well since the beginning of yesterday i started randomly dc'ing from games and getting the whole disconnected from maestro thing, now the client is broken, it looks like it did in s3 and its not even working correctly. all i notice is that when i try to use the admin launcher i keep getting some file called "lockfile" in my lol folder that wasn't their before

48 Comments

RuinousWraith7/26/2015, 7:56:14 PM9 votes

Same thing is happening to me. I don't know how to fix it, but I will tell you you're not alone.

HoboMaxwell12/23/2015, 6:11:58 PM3 votes

I had this lockfile thing happen to me. I fixed the problem for my self by deleting the lockfile itself under the leagueoflegends folder

killerdez5/18/2016, 3:38:42 PM2 votes

Problem sill not solved?

Olley 810/14/2015, 6:29:19 PM2 votes

HEEELP! I cant login, I have tried everything so solve that the lol server wont connect when I try to login. How did u guys solve this?

Graceful Wings 10/5/2016, 3:30:22 PM2 votes

Can't launch my game any ideas... I've tried deleting the lockfile and redownloading idk what to do from here I hope a solution is found soon

KyuchuKat10/9/2016, 5:54:40 PM2 votes

I found a way to fix the cant log in thing, but the thing is that its doesnt pemanently fix it, you need to do it over and over until it works. 1st go on the windows search and search ''internet options'', click on advanced and then ''replace''. After this go to your RADS folder inside the League of Legends folder and delete the ''solutions'', then click on projects and delete ''lol_launcher'' and ''lol_patcher'', finally open your internet explorer (yes internet explorer and no its not a joke) and after opening it lauch ''lol.laucher.admin'' located in the League of Legends folder. This should work :3

You welcome

GetRektMate8/8/2015, 2:32:56 AM1 votes

Same here, but for me once I log in, my whole client freezes up and I can't do anything.

BląckFox8/22/2015, 5:23:42 AM1 votes

Same here, after pressing "Launch" lockfile is gone, but lol still dont turning on

TSF Mush8/26/2015, 8:21:17 AM1 votes

Holy shit i thought i was the only one that had this! After i play a game in defeat/winning Screen I press continue and the whole pc just bugs and the client restarts itself RITO PLS

Dittoad8/31/2015, 7:46:48 AM1 votes

omg i thought i was the only one D; for me it appears when i open lol launcher admin or no admin and then when i try to log in they tell me i cannot connect to the servers it's been going on for days and it's driving me crazy! please someone fix it :(

Gòób11/4/2015, 7:18:46 AM1 votes

Same thing happened to me. I threw it in the recycling bin and everything seems to be working now.

ztoIY96ykO11/5/2015, 5:48:45 AM1 votes

Same

Sanji11/5/2015, 5:52:50 AM1 votes

This is happening to me on the PBE client. I am trying to download a patch and it scans through over 5,000 files (a problem in itself tbh). After that I get to 110 MB left and my download speed steadily decreases to 0 and never goes back up. I left it for 5 hours and still nothing.

Vitals Lavished11/19/2015, 9:25:29 PM1 votes

Same thing is happening for me, and I cant even press launch, its more i like right when i pres the game from my desktop or task-bar it turns black and that lockfile turns up in my league of legends file

Im Genie3/9/2016, 3:01:34 AM1 votes

Same problem, i tried to run repair option but it has same problem again.

horreure3/26/2016, 2:51:35 PM1 votes

i solve the problem so when you launch league of legends you have to delete every lock file It shows to you in the folder at the same time of launching the game

SKEETskeetVrooM4/9/2016, 3:24:53 PM1 votes

I am having this LOCKFILE issue as well i asked with the upmost humility please RIOT anyone help i love our game i just wish to play

K9 PsychoX4/16/2016, 11:57:28 AM1 votes

My friend was updating my computer because I bought a new one, before he was doing it I was playing League normally, since he did all those things when I press launch nothing happens, I tried to re-install and the same thing keeps happening. This "lockfile" just keeps on appearing in my League folder, and when I press launch it disappears, I tried to delete it but it is not fixing the problem. Anyone has the solution? Please guys? :(MasterYi

BaronVonEdge4/17/2016, 6:16:32 PM1 votes

Yea i just started not being able to get in game because whenever i try to play league, something called "lockfile" appears and then when i launch and log in, the game refuses to respond. Is lockfile a virus encoded into the game or something? I'm genuinely not sure whats wrong with the game. I clicked repair, i tried redownloading like 7 times, i ran everything as administrator, tried turning off fire wall. idek why it keeps doing thisitem 3070

young forever4/20/2016, 12:22:14 AM1 votes

same thing happened to me but for me after I press launch the game disappears. Riot what's happening

vUnited4/20/2016, 3:21:55 PM1 votes

Please riot come up with a solution to fix this. Its so frustrating to try to find a answer for this and just seeing your replies that don't do anything! Makes me want to yell and cuss but I preferably don't want to get banned. And its only on the pbe client for me

zkod4/22/2016, 11:21:28 AM1 votes

How to fix it plz help me....

Obama the second4/24/2016, 11:38:06 PM1 votes

Boys Boys Boys chill out just try ro delete it befor u log in.........its sub seloution until Rito Fix it ( if u dont know where to find its in league files it will show up after u open the Client ) GLHF

CarriedByAVayne5/19/2016, 7:47:42 PM1 votes

my file scanner keeps going over 6000 can someone help me with this ?

Röku5/24/2016, 8:38:05 AM1 votes

How i can fix that plss helpp -.- ????

Bl00dJuNkie6/7/2016, 6:42:35 PM1 votes

I'm having this problem now. Any solution for it?

Famous Feedeer6/11/2016, 3:28:53 PM1 votes

I don't know solution but lockfile should not be a problem, when I play PBE I see lockfile there too. PBE is always working correctly with me, except my 200 ping because I am an european

Wayham7/4/2016, 9:25:11 AM1 votes

Can´t login :( When I launch the game as admin it creates a locfile in League of Legends folder saying this:

LoLPatcher:7308:51825:55f4c09e7eff1f05:http

When i shutdown the game which didn´t start the file is deleted again.

sifogiannis132/4/2017, 4:41:03 PM1 votes

Gyus i repaired it.... I know you will think that is silly but its all about your exporer Mozilla chrome exc... All you have to do is to untick the proxy server from your settings -> show advanced settings-> web (net) -> change proxy settings -> lan settings -> untick proxy server.

Shadowclank657/27/2015, 5:46:31 PM1 votes

Same Here

but i cant log in also

KezzoZ7/28/2015, 4:38:03 PM1 votes

lockfile: non fa apre la schermata di caricamento partita si genera all'avvio del launcher

DAVIDYUUUUU7/30/2015, 3:12:58 PM1 votes

I've needed to disconnect because of something like this for the past day or two

and the 20-min waiting queue started... and I can't get past the loading screen

Renegade5628/3/2015, 3:24:22 PM1 votes

Same :( please riot this patch caused so much crashing lol.

dvdjs18/4/2015, 5:15:38 AM1 votes

is there anyone who repaired this problem?

frankostafil1311/17/2016, 11:37:56 AM

Due to the isue with the lock file that is apearing in lol file my launcer isnt working and i cant seem to fix it, can you please direct me to the solution?