Thread: "Other people are editing this document." How? I have never granted anyone else access to it.
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Old 12-04-2021, 10:19 PM
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You will get such a message if there is an orphaned lock file relating to the document in the same folder. Lock files can be present if the document was not closed correctly or Word crashed. See
https://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm
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