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FIX: Microsoft Teams file is locked error on Windows PCs
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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As you already know, Microsoft Teams allows multiple users to access and edit shared files from their client. However, to protect multiple simultaneous edits, Microsoft Teams may lock the file for other users when it is in use by one of the team members.
However, several users have reportedMicrosoft Teams error file is lockedappears even when no one is using the file. You can read more such complaints in theMicrosoft Teams forum.
I’ve been testing files in Teams. It appears it’s keeping files locked open after they’re closed in Teams. For example – edit a file in the Teams window, close it, then go try to delete the file 5 minutes later on the SP side, it says it’s locked for editing. Has anyone else experienced this?
Follow the steps in this article to fix Microsoft Teams error file is locked on Windows computers.
How to fix Microsoft Teams error file is locked
1. Clear Microsoft Office Cache
2. Reset Office Upload Center
3. Update Microsoft Teams
4. Make Edits from SharePoint
The errorSorry we ran into a problem, the file filename.docsis locked doesn’t seem to have any conclusive solutions. However, you can follow the steps in this article to resolve theerrorto an extent.
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Tashreef Shareef
Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.
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