"The file 'name of file' may have been changed by another user since you last saved it. In that case, what do you want to do? Save a copy. Overwrite changes."

Anonymous
2017-06-23T14:12:56+00:00

I've been using Excel 2016/Office 365 and just recently, I started getting this message: "The file 'name of file' may have been changed by another user since you last saved it. In that case, what do you want to do? Save a copy. Overwrite changes."

I'm the only one working in my file. It is stored on the OneDrive for Business, which is the company supported.

How do I keep this message from appearing?  Or WHY is this message appearing?  

I saw a similar post for Excel 2013, but no help was actually given.

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Anonymous
2017-07-27T01:51:59+00:00

Hi All,

We've contacted the related team and would like to share the latest updates here:

For Consumer products (e.g. Home,Personal,University), the issue should has been fixed in Office version 8229.2103.

For Enterprise products (e.g. Business Premium, Enterprise), the issue will be fixed very soon in few days, the expected Office version number is 8201.2140.

Thanks,

Jim

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-07-03T14:59:33+00:00

    Hi MLDimitry,

    You can check your PM.

    Best Regards,

    Jim

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-07-03T17:19:42+00:00

    Hi,

    For the record: I am not from Microsoft. I am a regular user, just like you, who found (and shared) a solution which could help you. The solution's  is not 100% perfect, therefore, I am still awaiting for a final solution from MS, too.

    Rgds

    G

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-07-03T20:10:09+00:00

    GrzegorzSW's suggestion fixed the problem for me.

    Since I don't share these documents with others, it shouldn't be a problem to turn off 'Use Office 2016 to sync Office file that I open'.

    Like others, this problem started about 2 weeks ago.

    Thanks GrzegorzSW!

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-07-04T08:01:30+00:00

    Hi Trail,

    Thanks for your confirmation that workaround works.

    @all, we have involved the related team to investigate this. Will keep you updated.

    Regards,

    Sky

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