file change from write-read to read only for no reason...

[Christine'sOffice]

Only recently when I pull up one particular file, it notifies me that it is
read only. When I enter it in that mode, I can make no changes to the file.
I have used this same file for 2 years without this interruption. Why now?
I copied the contents of the file to the clipboard and created a new file
which I can now use. I cannot, however, delete the original file because it
is "read only." How do I change a file - on my own pc with NO network - from
read only to write-read?

 

[®Willem®]

Only recently when I pull up one particular file, it notifies me that
it is read only. When I enter it in that mode, I can make no changes
to the file. I have used this same file for 2 years without this
interruption. Why now? I copied the contents of the file to the
clipboard and created a new file which I can now use. I cannot,
however, delete the original file because it is "read only." How do
I change a file - on my own pc with NO network - from read only to
write-read?

Right-click the file, Properties

 

[Beth Melton]

It sounds like a temp file called the Owner file was not deleted.

Make sure you are viewing Hidden files and take a look in the folder
the document is stored in and see if a file named something like
~$FileName.doc is present. If you find it, delete it, and you should
then be able to delete the file.

Owner File Background:

When a document is opened an Owner file is created. This holds the
user info of the individual that currently has the document open. This
is a temp file and is deleted when the document is closed. However if
an error should occur such as an IPF then Word is unable to delete the
Owner file. So the next time the document is opened, Word "sees" that
an Owner file exists and presents the message, "file is in use".

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