On Tue, 03 Dec 2013 22:21:06 -0500 Janis Langins <j.lang...@utoronto.ca> wrote:
> A file I have updating daily (quite long, about 340 pages) has > inexplicably for reasons I cannot understand converted to a Read Only > file. I have tried to get around this by copy the file from another > folder where did not convert to a Read Only to overwrite this > file. It stays Read Only. I have erased it and copied from my other > folder and it becomes a Read Only. > Any idea of what is going on and how can I stop this? > Thank you > Janis Langins At system level, with OpenOffice closed, enable viewing of hidden and system files for your computer. You will find a hidden file with a name like ".~lock.YourFileName.odt#" in the file directory. Delete this file and all should be well. Note that this file is typically a few hundred bytes in size, whereas the actual file thhat owns ir will be a minimum of about 6-7 KBytes in size (in your case I would expect much larger). If you are in doubt, please get a computer experienced person to assist. Note that the instructions given in another reply to this query (by dmcgarr...@optonline.net) are correct for linux, but you are using Windowswhere they won't work. Such lock files can be left over after a program or system crash, or sometimes after too speedy a close down of the computer. Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
