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  5. Managing files
  6. Locking files
  7. Unlock a file

Unlock a file

Locked files are marked in the content area with Lock icon, and in the 
Workspaces
 Editor with Web application unlock file icon
Files can be unlocked at any time by the user who locked them, or by the 
Workspaces
 organization administrator. By default, files are locked for 24 hours then released automatically.
  1. To unlock a file, do one of the following:
    • In the content area, next to the file you want to unlock, tap 
      The Menu icon 
      > and select 
       Unlock
      .
    • In the 
      Workspaces
       Editor, click 
      Web application unlock file icon
       to unlock a 
      Microsoft Office
       file for others. For more information on editing 
      Microsoft Office
       files in the 
      Workspaces
       Editor, see Edit a file.
    The file is unlocked.