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a Ghost user has locked an excel spreadsheet

this has been going on for over a year. Every once in a while an excel spreadsheet will be locked by a user called '.'  no one can access the file and no one else in the office is currently using the file. Any ideas on what this could be?
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wherever the file is located (whatever server it's on) - try the steps here
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/cbe1e97c-3c02-4bd4-a094-e9d895a5522c1033.mspx?mfr=true
you should also be able to see who does have it open
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when you try to see who has it open there is no reference to anyone in the office. The error report within excel just says it is open by '.'
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glad you got it!
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