Shared Excel file cannot be opened because it is 'locked for editing'. Causes and on-site solutions

When I tried to open an Excel file stored in a shared folder at work, this message appeared.〇〇.xlsx is locked for editing by ...
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This 30-year old Windows feature lets you duplicate a file without wasting any storage

So, for example, if you have a 5GB video from your 2025 vacation in a folder named “2025,” you can hard link it to another ...