by RoryOF » Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:25 pm
The Lock files mentioned above can be left after a program or computer crash - if that happens, save yourself hassle, look for and delete such lock files. Alternately they can be left after over-hasty power-off of the computer after shutting down OpenOffice, before the internal buffers of the hard disk have been written to the disk platters. After you get the "OK to power off" message, wait a few seconds for all disk activity to cease before cutting the power or snapping a laptop lid shut. Also, do not let a computer hibernate with an OO file open.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.9 on Xubuntu 20.04.1 (mostly 64 bit version) and very infrequently on Win2K/XP