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Coen Verbree's avatar
Coen Verbree
Copper Contributor
Jan 15, 2017

Onedrive readonly (green locks)

I've recently installed the latest preview build on the next-gen OneDrive client. I installed this version to test SharePoint document library syncing. I'm able to sync document libraries, but all fo...
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Marco Antonio Alvarez Garibay's avatar
Marco Antonio Alvarez Garibay
Brass Contributor
Jun 27, 2017

The reason that OneDrive Client (testing with Version 2016 - Build 17.3.6917.0607) sets the files as read only and changes the icon from a green checkmark to a green padlock is that the SharePoint library has at least one of the following:

  • Check In/Out functionality feature enabled
  • A column set as Required

 See in the following sequence of images how the local OneDrive files change from writable to read only when Check In functionality in the source library is enabled.

 

Folder with files from a library with no check in enabled

SharePoint library with no check in enabled

SharePoint library with no check in enabled - Library Settings

SharePoint library with no check in enabled - Library Settings MenuSharePoint library with no check in enabled - Versioning SettingsSharePoint library with check in enabled - Versioning SettingsSharePoint library with check in enabled

So, the solution to make the local OneDrive files writable is both:

  • To disable Check In functionality in the source SharePoint library
  • To make all columns not Required
Jan Janssens's avatar
Jan Janssens
Brass Contributor
May 14, 2018

Thank you very much for this solution, worked perfect for me. Files were read-only, once i made all the columns in the SP-list ' not required ', one-drive even send me a push-message, notifying me that the synced map is  now editable. Tested and works fine. 

 

Thanks!

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