Ever get that annoying error when opening an office file is locked for editing by another user...and that user is YOU?
**Try these steps to resolve:**
[Source: MrExcel.com](https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-questions/322936-file-xls-locked-editing-me-but-i-am-not-using-file-post2575024.html#post2575024)
> I'm in XP and my file is on a shared drive. This solution worked for me: Right-Click on My Computer and select Manage. Then right-click on Computer Management in the Left Panel and click "Connect to another Computer ..." and then select the server your locked file is on. (Skip that if it's on your local drive.) Then expand System Tools and Shared Folders, and click on Open Files. I found my locked file in that list. You can right-click on the file name and select "Close Open File" if you have system permissions to do that. If you don't, you have to ask an admin to do it for you.
> It worked for me after our admin showed me how.
> Bob L
> Chicago