What would cause an excel ss to indicate it's locked? ver1909

klxdrt10 · 01 Aug 2022

Hi,

What would cause an excel ss to indicate it's locked? What am I doing wrong & how can I prevent it.

Regards,

klxdrt10

Try3 · 01 Aug 2022

I've only seen that when it was already open or otherwise in use, such as being used by a backup utility.

Perhaps posting a screenshot of the error dialog would help with diagnosis.

Denis

RickC · 02 Aug 2022

klxdrt10 said:

What would cause an excel ss to indicate it's locked? What am I doing wrong & how can I prevent it.

Perhaps use small, free LockHunter? It adds a very useful context-menu entry when you right-click on a locked file and a dialog showing you the locking process... and a way to unlock it.

What would cause an excel ss to indicate it's locked? ver1909-lockhunter_file.png

Hope this helps...

klxdrt10 · 07 Aug 2022

TRY3,

Downloaded Lockpicker, will give it a try.

Thanks,

klxdrt10

What would cause an excel ss to indicate it's locked? ver1909

What would cause an excel ss to indicate it's locked? ver1909

Locked xls ss, thanks