Comments on: Document is locked for editing – Part 2 http://paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2 Welcome to my blog mainly about SharePoint Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Parker http://paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Parker Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:52:00 +0000 http://www.paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/#comment-1206 I also had to empty the entire 'offline' folder. I also dropped a (3-month old!) version of the file from the folder:       C:Documents and SettingsMy DocumentsSharePoint Drafts Once I started editing again, a new copy of the document was written there. I also had to empty the entire ‘offline’ folder.

I also dropped a (3-month old!) version of the file from the folder:

      C:Documents and SettingsMy DocumentsSharePoint Drafts

Once I started editing again, a new copy of the document was written there.

]]> By: Guest http://paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1189 Guest Tue, 31 May 2011 11:54:00 +0000 http://www.paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/#comment-1189 tks a lot ! tks a lot !

]]> By: Paul Liebrand http://paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Paul Liebrand Sun, 15 May 2011 23:34:00 +0000 http://www.paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/#comment-1184 Training users is sometimes easier said than done but I agree with you. Training users is sometimes easier said than done but I agree with you.

]]> By: Kirby http://paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 Kirby Sun, 15 May 2011 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/#comment-1183 The problem is usually caused by the user logging off his computer without closing out the documents.  I have had these issues daily for weeks one right after the other.  We share computers here.  If the prior user closes all documents and logs of correcetly this problem goes away.  Train your users.  The problem is usually caused by the user logging off his computer without closing out the documents.  I have had these issues daily for weeks one right after the other.  We share computers here.  If the prior user closes all documents and logs of correcetly this problem goes away.  Train your users. 

]]> By: A http://paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1171 A Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:12:00 +0000 http://www.paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/#comment-1171 Thanks very much for this. I've had phantom locks on Excel before, and this was my first SharePoint experience. Was frustrating that simply clearing out %TEMP% wasn't working. Thanks very much for this. I’ve had phantom locks on Excel before, and this was my first SharePoint experience. Was frustrating that simply clearing out %TEMP% wasn’t working.

]]> By: Cody http://paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 Cody Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:01:00 +0000 http://www.paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/#comment-1162 Also, I wanted to add that I had the problem you describe, but it didn't resolve itself until I deleted everything in the 'offline' folder. I think the lock was hidden in HashFile.dat or one of the other two files in that folder. These files were all regenerated once I opened a file from sharepoint. Also, I wanted to add that I had the problem you describe, but it didn’t resolve itself until I deleted everything in the ‘offline’ folder. I think the lock was hidden in HashFile.dat or one of the other two files in that folder. These files were all regenerated once I opened a file from sharepoint.

]]> By: Cody http://paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 Cody Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/#comment-1161 I wanted to add that we had a sharepoint crash last year, and we were able to salvage lots of documents from the MSDAIPP cache on all the workstations. It saved our butts. The best way to connect to it is over the network, as windows hides it. So go to: \computerc$Documents and SettingsLocal SettingsTemporary Internet FilesOffline You'll find folders labeled A-F that contain the last several files the user opened from sharepoint. They will have weird random names, but the users were very happy to see these files. I wanted to add that we had a sharepoint crash last year, and we were able to salvage lots of documents from the MSDAIPP cache on all the workstations. It saved our butts. The best way to connect to it is over the network, as windows hides it. So go to:

\computerc$Documents and SettingsLocal SettingsTemporary Internet FilesOffline

You’ll find folders labeled A-F that contain the last several files the user opened from sharepoint. They will have weird random names, but the users were very happy to see these files.

]]> By: Document Locked Mystery « SharePoint From Scratch http://paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Document Locked Mystery « SharePoint From Scratch Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:14:30 +0000 http://www.paulliebrand.com/2010/04/12/document-is-locked-for-editing-part-2/#comment-421 [...] Paul first goes into detail here and follows up with a companion article here. [...] [...] Paul first goes into detail here and follows up with a companion article here. [...]

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