Checkinn script for SharePoint documents in the library

Question

Checkinn scrript for SharePoint documents in the librrary.

is there any sccript to check in ( unlock ) the locked files in the libbrary, all are from one library only. And if we ran that script how long it may take?

Thank you in Advance.

Answer 1

Hi @sns,

• You can check in by selecting all documents. If you need PowerShell, you can take a look at this article: Check In All Documents in a SharePoint Library using PowerShell. Note: Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. The sites are not controlled by Microsoft. Microsoft cannot make any representations regarding the quality, safety, or suitability of any software or information found there. Please make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any suggestions from the above link. 
• If the user cannot edit the document after checking in, then it should not be that someone has performed a batch checkout operation on the documents of this library. The reason for locking the document may be that a service was not called when the document was closed. At this point, you may need to fix it by disabling the cache removal option in word or at worst try to install the latest CU.
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   $WebURL="http://sp2016/sites/sp" 
   $LibraryName="Documents" 
   $Web = Get-SPWeb $WebURL 
   $DocLib = $Web.Lists.TryGetList($LibraryName) 
   $CheckedOutFiles = $DocLib.Items | Where-Object { $_.File.CheckOutStatus -ne "None"} 
   ForEach($item in $CheckedOutFiles) { 
   $DocLib.GetItemById($item.Id).file.CheckIn("Checked in by xx\administrator") }

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