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Why can documents be edited in the web application, but read only in the desktop app?
Hello all, We have a library and although I am a site administrator I can open documents in the Office Desktop Apps read only. This affects all documents in the library. In the web application I can...
Additional information: If I pause the synchronisation for my OneDrive app, the document can be opened normally from SharePoint. When I reactivate the synchronisation, the document opens in read-only mode again.
Do you have Check-in and Check-Out enabled?
If you do then you cannot sync the library using OneDrive, or as we also found out recently, you cannot use "Add Shortcut to OneDrive" as this also does the same.
If you do then you cannot sync the library using OneDrive, or as we also found out recently, you cannot use "Add Shortcut to OneDrive" as this also does the same.
- Thanks for your reply Simon.
Nope its not enabled. I also contacted the MS Support but got no answer yet.
Very very frustrating guys