Every time I need to open a file I get a warning message that the file is locked for editing (by me. I never did that!) and that I can only open a read-only version. I've tried saving the file under another name, creating a new file and copying over all the information and nothing seems to work.

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Office 365 / Excel 2011 for Mac I also have VMWare Fusion 7 w/ Windows 8.1, Office 365 / Excel 2013 for Windows. I have an Excel file that is not open by any other application (Windows or otherwise) and when I try to open it on my Mac, I get the error 'The file is locked for editing' and am given the choice to open as read-only or cancel. When I flip to VMWare Fusion (running on the same Mac), I have no problem opening, editing and closing the same file with Excel on Windows. I have tried opening and closing the Excel File from Windows.

I also shut down my VM Host entirely, but the problem still happens on OS X. A few questions: • what's up with that, and how can I fix? • Can I 'unlock' the Excel File?

• Can I tell whether a file is 'locked' (outside of MS Office), either on Mac or Windows? //EDIT - problem solved. See below for solution.

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Excel for Office 365 Excel for Office 365 for Mac Excel 2019 Excel 2016 Excel 2019 for Mac Excel 2013 Excel 2010 Excel 2007 Excel 2016 for Mac You are trying to open an Excel file and you get: “File in Use: File is locked for editing by another user.” Sometimes the file is locked by another user, and other times the 'another user' is actually you. If you have locked the file yourself, it might be because the file is open on a different device, or the previous instance of the file didn't close properly. If you want to work on the file at the same time as other people, then make sure everyone uses a version of Excel that supports.