I can open an Excel 365 file stored on a network drive but it gives an error that "Someone else is working in" it when I try to save.

Question

I can open an Excel 365 file stored on a network drive but when I try to save, it gives an error that "Someone else is working in" it, but there is not anyone else working on it. I also cannot rename the file. There is no .temp file to delete and unlock the file.

Answer 1

Hi @GMartin

Please try following workaround:

Registry entry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Excel\Options] “DisableRobustifiedUNC” = dword:00000001

The reference: Someone else is working in <T:\Folder\File> right now. Please try again later

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