Excel file changing to read-only while in use
A user is able to open the file without it saying it is in read-only (it's not marked as read-only in the properties), but after they work on it and try to save it gives the read-only message ("We can't save 'filename.xlsx' because the file is read-only..." I've done some looking around, and tried turning off the preview pane and details pane, as well as disabling "Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items"
It's happening to multiple files, not just one. I haven't tried it on a word document, but the user said they didn't notice it.
I haven't been able to recreate the issue. They are running Excel 2013 on Windows 10. Any ideas?
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It just happened to me, but apparently I was the multiple user. I had a Word document open that was using the Excel spreadsheet as a database. I had to open the spreadsheet to add a row of data, and was unable to save it because it was now "Read-Only". I saved it with a different name, deleted the original file, then renamed the "different name" back to the original file name. A hassle, and creating potential for accidentally deleting a needed file.
