#MacOsX : Turn Off File Locking

Nov 23

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Mac OS X Lion has introduced automatic file locking for files that hasn’t been edited recently.

To Disable File Locking:

  • open System Preferences > Time Machine
  • click on Options
  • uncheck the box next to “Lock documents [2 weeks] after last edit” or modify the value as preferred
  • done 🙂

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Posted on November 23, 2012, in Mac OS X Tips & Tricks and tagged , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.

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  2. Wen Prescod | December 16, 2012 at 6:42 pm

    Fantastic info and interestingly written. Keep up the superb stuff!

    Reply

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