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Rosie Horn
Copper Contributor
May 08, 2024

File locked for editing, user not editing it.

Hi,

This seems to have been an issue in the past (in 2020) but I ham having this issue now.

Some users seem to find that they get a message to say "locked for editing" by them, they don't currently have it open.

Is there a way to stop this occurring - is it a sequence of events that causes this?

Can a admin unlock this document?

If the document library has check out to edit enabled, does this stop this issue?

 

Thanks

Rosie

 

Thanks

Rosie

 

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  • Aishamustaq340's avatar
    Aishamustaq340
    Copper Contributor
    May 08, 2024
    It seems like this issue has resurfaced, despite being reported in 2020. Some users are experiencing a message indicating that a file is "locked for editing" even when they don't have it open. Unfortunately, there might not be a straightforward solution, but it's worth exploring possible causes and troubleshooting steps to address it.

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