Re: Impress files locked for editing

Hello Jeff,

On 23 January 2012 20:59, Jeffrey Deutsch <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm using Impress on OpenOffice 3.3. Each time I open a presentation
> on Impress, I'm told the file is locked for editing, and given the
> choice of opening it read-only or opening a copy for editing. I do the
> latter. When I edit the presentation, I can't save it under the same
> name (since, after all, it's locked just as if it were still being
> used elsewhere) so I have to change the name to save my alterations.

Please check, if you have in the directory, where your presentation
is, also  a file with the same name, but ends in *.lck. If yes, just
delete this *.lck file. Those lock-files are created automatically, to
prevent two users to make changes to the same file. If for example
your computer crashes once, it might be, that this lock file doesn't
get deleted by OpenOffice.org and stays there.

> I'm running it on my own computer, with no other users. I always close
> Impress when finished with a presentation, and shut down my computer
> appropriately.
>
> What would you advise?

Nothing really to worry about. Just delete this extra file.

Sigrid
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