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File locking allows you to prevent other users from editing or replacing a file on which you are currently working. Note: If you lock a file, remember to unlock it when you are finished editing. Alternatively, set an expiration time for your lock.

Protect a document with a password Go to File > Info > Protect Document > Encrypt with Password. Type a password, then type it again to confirm it. Save the file to make sure the password takes effect.

Locking a document prevents editing and replication conflicts by ensuring that person who locks the document has exclusive rights to modify the document; others with the same rights cannot modify a locked document even if they are working on a different replica on the same LAN.

Files can also be locked over a network; if one user has that file open, it can prevent another user on a different computer from opening the file in a way that lets him or her make changes. When this happens, the Shared Folders tool in Computer Management comes in really handy.

How to send password-protected PDF files. Launch Adobe Acrobat and select the Protect tool from the Tools menu. Choose your protection settings. ... Once you've protected your file, save it as a separate copy for safekeeping. Select Share With Others from the top toolbar. Add the recipients' email addresses.

If it is truly locked, you can click on the document, and press command+i to Get Info, and locked will be checked. Just deselect that, and your document, barring any other protections, should be editable, or movable to the Trash.

The file might be locked because: The file is shared and another user is currently editing it. An instance of the Office app is running in the background with the file already opened. The file has been marked as Final and can no longer be updated.