What does "locked for Shared Use" mean, exactly?

Anonymous
2018-01-25T16:34:28+00:00

I've got a file in a SharePoint library that I'm trying to move to a new folder in the same library. But no matter how I try to move it, I get a message that "this file is locked for shared use," by me. But I didn't do anything to lock the file.

How did it get locked, and more importantly, how do I unlock it? Properties, Details, and similar have been unhelpful, and the old turn it off and turn it on again didn't work either.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-01-27T21:47:04+00:00

    Hi Jeff,

    We haven't heard from you for a while, have you tried the steps above?

    Regards,

    Tisky

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-25T19:08:27+00:00

    Hi Jeff,

    To narrow down the issue, you can follow the steps below to check whether the file require to be checked out before it can be edited.

    1. Go to the SharePoint library, click settings icon > Library settings.
    2. Click Versioning settings under General Settings.
    3. Check whether you have chosen Yes in Require Check Out. If yes, please choose No and check the result.

    Regards,

    Tisky

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