Unlock file in windows server 2008

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Now I can boot off occasional users from a hung file without mucking about in unwelcome territory, or installing any questionable or unsupported programs. Your email address will not be published. Seems very usefull but I was unable to unlock one excel file shared in a windows server.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. How to Forcefully Close a File To close out of the locked file, log on to the file server as an administrator. Select the files the files needing to be closed. Click Close Selected. A warning message will appear that the files will be forcefully closed. Note: If the user has not saved the open file, all data will be lost.

Once the file s have been closed, the file will now be accessible. Note: In some cases I have had to close the file and the folder containing the file as well to gain access to the file. The Latest. Manipulating dbt Files with Shell Scripts 12 January, Tableau Decommissioning a Windows or Windows Domain Controller.

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