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.