I am the only one who uses the computer and the file is stored locally and NOT on a server. I am NOT part of any work domain as it's my personal PC.

When I open the Excel file, I get a message saying that the file is locked for editing by 'my name'. There is no owner file (~$doc.xlsx) and I even rebooted the machine and still the same issue.

Even I renamed the file and still the same issue. Saving as a new name also didn't help.

I searched for solutions and nothing seemed to help. Any ideas folks as I am going nuts!

Btw, I am using Excel 2019.

I get the "File in use" message and click on Notify and after a minute or two, I get a message saying it's available for editing and when I click Read-Write, it says that the file is locked for editing and asking me to click on Notify. Crazy and microsoft developers are something else! lol