File is locked for editing by ‘domain\username' when editing office document in SharePoint site

File is locked for editing by ‘domain\username' when editing office document in SharePoint site.

                      

Issue: Sometimes, when we try to edit a document uploaded on SharePoint, we get a file locked error: “File is locked for editing by ‘domain\username’ “, even though the file has been checked in and no one else is editing the file 

Cause: Usually a file is locked by WSS when a particular user has ‘checked out’ the file for editing purposes. A write lock is created so that no other user can edit this file simultaneously. There can be numerous reasons for this such as. below are the some of the reasons.

1.    System crashes while the file is still open.

2.    File has been closed unexpectedly.

3.    Check in was not successful.

4.    Network connection is lost while file is still open.

Ensure to check the below to resolve the issue.

1.    Check whether the file has been properly checked in or not. If not, refresh the page and try to check in the file again.

2.    Delete the local copy of the file present in the cache folder of the concerned user account (access to user’s PC required).

3.    Close all the instances of file type opened in the system. E.g. if the file type is excel, then close all the excel files currently opened.

4.    Also kill the file type service (excel in this case) using the task manager.

Solution: Please follow the below mentioned resolutions if issue still exists.

1.    Download  the wsp from the below mentioned site.

                                 https://spunlockfiles.codeplex.com/

2.    Upload it to the site collection solution gallery

3.    Activate the solution from solution gallery

4.    Activate the solution at the site collection level

5.    Add the web part named as “spfileunlock” to any page and Try to check the issue again.

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