- #Excel file locked for editing by wrong user install
- #Excel file locked for editing by wrong user password
- #Excel file locked for editing by wrong user windows
Meanwhile, I would like to suggest submitting your feedback for the situation via in-app tool by clicking File > Feedback to draw more attention from Excel team. (Sometimes it just needs to catch up with what’s really going on.)
#Excel file locked for editing by wrong user password
Click ' Remove Password ' under file name to remove excel xls file password. Click ' Open ' button in menu and browse password protected excel in computer, and select it and click OK to add it into Excel Password Remover.
Add password protected Excel file worksheet into ' File Name ' box.
#Excel file locked for editing by wrong user install
My earlier reply, please wait a few minutes for Excel to release the lock on the file. Install and run iSunshare Excel Password Remover. 10 minutes or more time) to open for you? We do encounter a similar situation and do receive similar reports about the situation. In a similar way for Excel, could you please give Excel minutes (e.g. An owner file is temporary and holds the logon name of the person who opens the document.
The useful information from my respective is Word creates an owner file when you open a previously saved Wordĭocument. Here it is "Theĭocument is locked for editing by another user" error message when you try to open a document in Word.
Select Tools > Excel Add-ins and then clear the check box for the add-in.There is only one related article to explain a similar error message on Word. Inactivate an add-in that's causing the lock. Then uncheck Refresh data when opening file. When other users on my network open/use the file, Word leaves one of these owner files behind. To resolve, close the preview window, close all versions of doc/sheet and try again.
#Excel file locked for editing by wrong user windows
Select the table or PivotTable, then go to the Table tab > Refresh > Connection Properties. This can also happen if you are opening files from Windows Explorer when it is in the preview mode. Turn off the Refresh data when opening file setting on all tables and PivotTables in the file. Go to File > Restrict Permissions > No Restrictions. If Protect Workbook is highlighted, click it to turn off protection. If possible, remove password encryption from the file. Select File > Options > Add-Ins > Excel Add-ins > Go and then clear the check box for the add-in. However, with this file no matter who opens this file the next user for some reason gets a notification that the file in use by user UserA. (This is the only file from many other Excel files that behaves this way.) Normally when an Excel file is already opened the next user can see who opened that file from a popup warning. Then uncheck Refresh data when opening file. Hi guys, There is an Excel file created by a user (say UserA). Select the table or PivotTable, then go to Table Tools Design > Refresh > Connection Properties. Go to File > Info > Protect Workbook and remove any passwords or restricted access settings. If possible, remove password encryption or restricted access from the file. If those two solutions don't work, try one or more of the following. Also, if you are opening a snapshot from SharePoint, open the workbook itself instead. The first thing to try is to turn off the Shared Workbook feature. Ask the person who has the file open to do one or more of the following. If you are trying to co-author, the “locked” error can occur if the file uses a feature that is not supported by co-authoring.