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Asked: June 6, 20262026-06-06T17:05:34+00:00 2026-06-06T17:05:34+00:00

When trying Edit Table Data in MySQL Workbench 5.2.37, its in read only mode.

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When trying Edit Table Data in MySQL Workbench 5.2.37, its in read only mode.

It is editable only if the table has a primary key.

Is there any fix to deal with table without primary key?

As one of the suggestion I tried upgrading WB 5.2.40. But still this issue exists.

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    2026-06-06T17:05:36+00:00Added an answer on June 6, 2026 at 5:05 pm

    I’m assuming the table has a primary key. First try to run a unlock tables command to see if that fixes it.

    If all else fails you can alter the table to create a new primary key column with auto-increment and that should hopefully fix it. Once you’re done you should be able to remove the column without any issues.

    As always you want to make a backup before altering tables around. 🙂

    Note: MySQL workbench cannot work without a primary key if that’s your issue. However if you have a many to many table you can set both columns as primary keys which will let you edit the data.

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