To unlock a file that is locked by another user, you need to delete the temporary file that contacts the original user data. In general, such a file starts with ~ or $ in the name.

When a shared file gets locked for editing, real-time collaboration gets affected as users cannot open or comment on the file. One known reason for this error is dual ...

I am very sure that many a times when you try to open, delete or move a file or a folder, you get an error message saying it is already in use. Even after trying to ...

Microsoft's Word software allows you to lock specific documents from editing with a password. This feature is designed to protect important documents from changes, but can backfire if a client ...

Windows only: Determine what programs are using a locked file with freeware utility, WhoLockMe. We recently covered how to delete locked files, but let's say—rather than using a brute force solution ...

Users with external hard drives or other storage devices may run into problems accessing files on these devices, especially when attempting to delete files that are reported by Mac OS X to be "locked" ...

The Sodinokibi (REvil) ransomware has added a new feature that allows it to encrypt more of a victim's files, even those that are opened and locked by another process. Some applications, such as ...