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Libre Writer "document could not be locked"
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:14 pm
by fatfreek
I’m pulling my hair out on this one. When attempting to open a frequently edited Libre Writer doc I’ve been getting the following for the past couple of days.
[img]C:\Users\Public\Documents\Google%20Drive\BannerStUtilitiesRentLog\JunkFileSaveProblem.png[/img]
I’m back to using ver. 6.1.5.2 (x64). Thinking that the 6.2 version was the culprit I uninstalled that yesterday, then reinstalled the 6.1 stable version.
Still the same problem.
What have I done during the last few days differently?
Allow Windows 10 to update system -- March 1
Install Opus Directory Pro
Re: Libre Writer "document could not be locked"
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 1:54 am
by Bill
A Google search for the error message indicates that it's a permissions problem. Check your Windows Defender settings to make sure that LibreOffice isn't being blocked by Controlled Folder Access.
Re: Libre Writer "document could not be locked"
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 4:18 am
by fatfreek
Right now "Controlled Folder Access" is OFF. I'm supposing that's good in this case?
Re: Libre Writer "document could not be locked"
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:12 am
by Zizi64
[img]C:\Users\Public\Documents\Google%20Drive\BannerStUtilitiesRentLog\JunkFileSaveProblem.png[/img]
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Re: Libre Writer "document could not be locked"
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:19 am
by robleyd
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Re: Libre Writer "document could not be locked"
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 1:22 pm
by Bill
fatfreek wrote:Right now "Controlled Folder Access" is OFF. I'm supposing that's good in this case?
It's a good thing if you want to leave your computer vulnerable to a ransomware attack. I see that someone posted on the other forum that turning off CFA solved the problem. That should only be considered a temporary workaround, not a fix. If turning off CFA temporarily allows LO to work normally, then the fix is to turn CFA back on then change the CFA settings to alllow LO through CFA.
Re: Libre Writer "document could not be locked"
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 2:01 pm
by robleyd
What is the complete error message? If you have a screen capture -
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