[Solved] Your personal settings are locked … «Q27»

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alietr
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[Solved] Your personal settings are locked … «Q27»

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I am on a Mac, running Big Sur v11.2, and Open Office 4.1.8

I get this message:

[b]Either another instance of Open Office is accessing your personal settings or your personal settings are locked[/b]


I have looked for 'lock' as you suggest on another thread, but it isn't there to delete.
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Re: trying to open "Open Office"

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Do you confirm that you checked the root of the user profile and there was no lock file?
Like in [Solved] Changed name of laptop: "simultaneous access" error?
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alietr wrote:I am on a Mac, running Big Sur v11.2, and Open Office 4.1.8

I get this message:

[b]Either another instance of Open Office is accessing your personal settings or your personal settings are locked[/b]


I have looked for 'lock' as you suggest on another thread, but it isn't there to delete.
.lock files are hidden on Macs.

The system files are hidden on Macs. Several ways to reveal them.
a) Use Terminal. See https://discussions.apple.com/thread/47 ... 0&tstart=0
b) Use a third party app such as TinkerTool which gives access to many hidden Mac functions. http://www.bresink.com/osx/0TinkerTool/details.html
c) HideSwitch — http://www.creativecag.com/pages/software
Be very careful not to accidentally delete vital system files.
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Re: Trying to open "OpenOffice"

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alietr wrote:Either another instance of Open Office is accessing your personal settings or your personal settings are locked
The easy solution is: Q17: Another instance of OpenOffice is accessing your personal settings …

If that did not help: Q27: What are the detailed instructions to delete a profile lock file?

lgusaas wrote:The system files are hidden on Macs. … Several ways to reveal them.
Q27 explains how to delete the .lock file using Finder without the need to install TinkerTool or HideSwitch.

If this solved your problem please go to your first post use the Edit button and add [Solved] to the start of the subject field. Select the green checkmark icon at the same time.
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