- What is BlackBerry Workspaces for Android?
- Installation and authentication
- Getting started
- Sending, sharing, and collaborating on files
- Working with files
- Using the file menu bar
- Uploading and creating files
- Editing files with Office Online
- Working with comments
- Annotating files
- Search within files
- Locking and unlocking files
- Track file activities
- Acknowledge reading a file
- Managing workspaces, folders, and files
- Create a workspace
- Create a workspace on an external repository
- Working with an iManage repository
- Working with a Dropbox repository
- Create a folder
- Rename a workspace, folder, or file
- Share the link to a workspace, folder, or file
- Send a message
- Mark a workspace, folder, or file as a favorite
- Move a folder or file
- Select multiple files and folders
- View workspace or folder information
- View recent locations
- Managing access
- Managing notifications
- Working offline
- Managing your settings
- User roles and permissions
- Collaboration and recipient sign in
- Read acknowledgement
- BlackBerry Workspaces security
- BlackBerry Docs
- BlackBerry Workspaces
- BlackBerry Workspaces Apps
- BlackBerry Workspaces app for Android
- User Guide
- Working with files
- Locking and unlocking files
Locking and unlocking files
Lock a file to prevent other users from uploading a new version for 24 hours. This feature is enabled by organizational policy.
You can lock a file if you are a workspace administrator, contributor, or a user who has permission to update the file.
If another user is working in the file when you lock it, they receive a notification in the open file. If they save the file after you lock it, their file version saves as a conflicted copy.
By default, files unlock after 24 hours. Files can be unlocked at any time by the person who locked the file or by a workspace administrator. When the file lock expires or a workspace administrator unlocks the file, the user that initially locked the file receives an email notification.
If your
BlackBerry Workspaces
account is deleted from your organization, your locked files are automatically unlocked.Only the locking action locks a file. Opening or editing a file does not lock the file.