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The file is currently checked out or locked. I need to delete this file and I cant. please help!
I'm experiencing a somewhat similar issue from within SharePoint Online. I found a way of deleting the item that may help.
If you have access to the SharePoint library directly, you should be able to select Version History from the options menu for the item in question. Here's how I was able to get rid of the problem child:
Next, I select Delete All Versions:
Once I did that, I then opened the "locked" version in Word and saved it.
Now I can go back to the list in SharePoint and delete the item.
Your mileage may vary on this but it worked for me.
- This worked for me, thanks jbryant.
Thank you - you are correct, just in addition I had to go to restore a "phantom" file and then was presented with a menu to delete it and it worked. It seems that one has to drill down to the most basic edition of the file and then it will allow deletion.
Best!
Nope, didn't work for me. I was still getting error messages saying that it was still lockedjbryant
