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Excel file locked for editing...by myself

Anonymous
2014-08-06T15:00:46+00:00
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I was working on an Excel file stored in Onedrive, using the Excel 2013 application (not the web application).  My system locked up (unrelated to Excel or Onedrive) and I had to hard power cycle the PC to recover.  Anyway, now upon opening the file in Excel it tells me the file is locked for editing by another user and the user is....me!  How can I force the file handle lock to be removed so that I can get back to editing with Excel?  I am not using the Onedrive application on my PC, I am interacting with the file directly via the Onedrive integration to Office 2013.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-05-10T17:43:42+00:00

    Hi! We've put together an article on Excel file lock behavior that we hope may be helpful.

    Excel file is locked out for editing to another user

    It's also always a great idea to check for updates and make sure you have the latest release.

    Freya

    Office Newsroom

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-05-14T16:59:54+00:00

    I would like to turn off "locked for editing" when using Excel 2016. It is a big pain. Nobody uses, or has access to my laptop.  So I don't need that protection.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-04-17T19:56:31+00:00

    unlock for editing

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