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System Crashed, locked Excel file.

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by karl

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Excel 2000 was open when the PC crashed. The open file is now seen as read-only by everyone. No one can open it for editing because it thinks it's still checked out. How can I clear this. Windows won't let me delete the file so I can't replace it with a copy.

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by ann777

Boot using a dos boot disk. Delete the file. Remove the boot floppy and then restart and you should be able to copy the backup Excel file back to your directory.

by seagull data services

Have you tried running scandisk?
If that doesn't work, check the file properties and see if it's marked as Read Only.
Finally, if you can read it you should be able to use File|Save As... or cut and paste the data into a new worksheet
Then deletethe old one and re-name the new one to the name of the old one.
Hopefully one of those will work
John

by karl

Already tried these steps. Windows won't allow the file to be deleted from Excel or Windows.

by karl

The Excel file in question is located on the server. It was open on my local PC when my PC crashed. No one can open the file now without getting a read-only option. The file properties are not set as read-only. There are no scandisk errors on the server. Is there some way to edit the file to remove the checked-out status?

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