# Narrative Report locking

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/narrative-report-locking/15842>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** question, rootsmagic\
**Created:** [June 5, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/narrative-report-locking/15842 "2026-06-05T01:23:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![206bones](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/206bones/32/1568_2.png) [@206bones](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/206bones)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/narrative-report-locking/15842/1 "2026-06-05T01:23:32Z")

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I have about 5000 people in my database and I am trying to create a narrative report for a cousin. When I try to do this, the program locks. I have run all of the database tools. I changed the Sources to No Sources and it still locks.

1. At this point I am not looking for a lot of details in a report. What is a good report / chart to show a person’s ancestors, with siblings?
2. How can I get the narrative report to run?

THANK YOU!

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**Author:** ![rzamor1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/rzamor1/32/8_2.png) [@rzamor1](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/rzamor1)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/narrative-report-locking/15842/2 "2026-06-05T15:57:43Z")

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Couple things to try.

1. Use endnotes instead of footnotes.
2. Run the database tools under File, Tools
3. Try a drag n drop of the database into a new one.

If those don’t work open a support ticket with a backup of the database.

[https://support.rootsmagic.com/hc/en-us/requests/new](https://support.rootsmagic.com/hc/en-us/requests/new)