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Hi Experts,<br />
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we have a file which is currently locked by another user as they are in this file. however we can not gain access to the PC and we need to unlock the file.<br />
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how can I unlock the file? I am sure I have seen this been done from the server.<br />
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see screenshot below please<br />
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<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2015/10_w43/972981/Locked-File.PNG" target="_blank" title="Locked-File.PNG (8 KB)"><img alt="Locked-File.PNG" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 800px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2015/10_w43/800_972981/Locked-File.PNG" /></a><br />
windows 7<br />
file on shared drive<br />
SBS2011
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Locked-File.PNG

Hi Experts,

we have a file which is currently locked by another user as they are in this file. however we can not gain access to the PC and we need to unlock the file.

how can I unlock the file? I am sure I have seen this been done from the server.

see screenshot below please



windows 7
file on shared drive
SBS2011

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