• Microsoft Word For Mac Unable To Rename Files Without Hanging Up

This is a very frustrating known issue in SP Online, and I can't really understand why we don't get an admin-tool (via PS, for example) to manage it. My greatest concern is, what I've experienced many times, that the 10 minute timeframe MS promise for auto-unlock is simply not true and it took much-much longer to get access back to the file. Also the workaround haven't ever worked for me. So my user (and admin) experience is that whenever this issue occurs, I have no other tools to fix it than waiting, and I have to tell the same to my users.

I now have a locked file (Word DOCX) that has remained locked for a few day. The funny thing is the user that locked it is me!

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I cannot edit, save, delete or anything. I have resorted to downloading an offline copy to do my work. Other complicating factors. MS Teams is overlayed on SharePoint, the MS Upload Center has run a few times and the cache is clear.

Oh, and I have tried resolving this in both Teams and SharePoint itself. I remember this sort of problem back in the days of SP 2003 and SharePoint Designer was a big help in those days, sure do wish we still had that. I'll be watching this thread for solutions. ~ Doug UPDATE: I just unlocked the file in question. To reiterate from before, I received messages that somehow the system thought I was personally responsible for the lock out and I was unable to control this file. As mentioned, I am in an working environment of SharePoint / Teams.

I had assumed that Teams was a collaboration tool layered on to SharePoint and that somehow SharePoint would have ultimate control over the file pemissions. Apparently not! The fix in my case was to confirm I was unable to make changes from within SharePoint and then go back to Teams. Use the option 'Open in Word' and not 'Open in Word Online' or 'Open in SharePoint'.

Microsoft Word For Mac Unable To Rename Files Without Hanging Up

Once I had it open in Word, I went to 'File > Info > Manage Document', cycled through Check out and Check In successfully. And then saved. What this tells me is that somehow the MS Teams application is also managing check outs. One other possibility I am not able to confirm is that OneDrive for Business is somehow involved when storing the offline temproary file. I still plan to watch this thread. Best alternative to microsoft word for mac. Best of luck, ~ Doug. I have the same problem on a wordfile.