Applicable browsers: Any browser If you try to edit a document that either has been checked out to someone else, or if the document that you try to edit does not have support for coauthoring and
someone else is editing it, you will get this error message:
This is an expected behavior and before you can edit the document, the other user first needs to release it/check it in. In some situations, this can however occur when the “other user” is you. It could be because you have the document open for editing in another application. If so, close this application and try again. This can however happen even if you don’t have the document open in another application. It normally happens when you close a document and the Office application does not release the information that the document is open for editing. SharePoint will sooner or later release this lock, so if you have patience, just wait for a few minutes. Solution/workaround, when the other user is youIf this happens often, for a specific user, there could be some issues with the user’s Office application. Some things that can be tested, to force the file’s lock to be released are:
Expected fixThis is a known SharePoint issue and there are many articles about this issue, e.g. this one: Cannot Release Lock on SharePoint Online File. We hope Microsoft will release a fix for it soon. “There is a Word file locked for editing by me last month and I cannot figure out the right password, how can I unlock this Word document?” If you find the Microsoft Word document is locked for editing, how to unlock it? Here you will find three ways to unlock a Word document that is locked for editing.
 Way 1: Save Read Only Word Document with Modify Password as another FileWhen you open the Word document that is locked for editing and you get the following prompt, Read Only is always the best choice when you forgot the modify password. Then, how can you make it unlock for editing in the read only? You can save the read only version as another file. Step 1: Click File > Save as. Step 2: In the Save as window, it is necessary for you to change the File name and then click the Save button. Step 3: Now you can open the saved Word file to edit the content without restriction. Way 2: Open the Locked Word Document with WordPad and Save the ChangesNo matter the locked Word document is set with the modify password or added the editing restriction, you can use this way to open the document and edit the content. Step 1: Right-click the Word document that is locked for editing and chooses to open with WordPad. Step 2: Now the Word document is unlocked automatically. You can edit it in your way. Step 3: Click the top left icon and choose Save. It will pop out a prompt and tell you that some content might be lost. You can choose the Save option or the Save a copy option. After that, you can read and write to the original content. Way 3: One Click to Safely Remove Word Document Editing PasswordThere is another way for you to quickly unlock the word document with editing password. You can use the iSunshare Word Unprotect Geniusto remove the editing password within one simple click. After that, you can get the unprotected Word document and do what you want to do. During all the process, it is no need to know the modify/editing password. Step 1: Finish the download and installation of the Word Unprotect Genius. You can download it from here. Step 2: Run the software and hit the Add button to import the locked Word document. Step 3: Hit the Remove Password button and you will get the protection password removed safely and get another copy of the Word file content which you can open and edit the content to be your own one. Related Articles:
How do I unlock a Word document that is locked for editing by another user?Go to Computer Management -> System Tools -> Shared Folders -> Open Files to find out who has a document locked. If the user can't be contacted to disconnect themselves, you can forcefully do so by right clicking the locked file and selecting Close Open File (warning: the user might lose their changes).
Why is my document locked for editing by me?When Microsoft Word crashes while you are editing a document, it leaves behind temporary files which may give the impression that you are still editing the document. Then, next time you try to open the document, you will receive an error message saying that it's already locked for editing by you.
How do I turn off lock for editing in Word?Method 1: One-click to cancel the state of Mark-as-Final. Click on the button "Edit Anyway".. Then press Ctrl + S to save the changes.. Open the locked word document, click "Read Only" to skip entering password.. Click "Info" in the ribbon, and click "Save as". ... . Click the "Tool", and select "General Options". Why is my Microsoft Word locked and won't let me type?Simply select “Step Protection” button to unlock protected part of the document. In case the Word document is marked as final and you can't edit it. You just need to click the “Edit Anyway” button that highlight in the head of the page. It is only one-time operation, so you have to perform this step everytime.
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