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Post by musicus » Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:24 pm

I'm having some trouble saving changes to this file. It says it could not be saved, "file is locked." How do I unlock it?
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Post by michelp » Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:34 pm

Check the infos of the file, and make sure it is not locked (via a checkbox) and at the bottom of the window, verify if "writing" is allowed.
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Post by musicus » Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:39 pm

Under privileges, under my name, it says "read and write." The lock box doesn't have a check on it.
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Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:34 pm
Check the infos of the file, and make sure it is not locked (via a checkbox) and at the bottom of the window, verify if "writing" is allowed.

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Post by michelp » Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:44 pm

It is not a demo version of Finale ?
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Post by miker » Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:44 pm

I would suggest restarting the computer, but it will ask you if you want to save your changes…
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Post by Bill Stevens » Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:49 pm

I was able to open the file and save it to the desktop.

Would it help if I sent you the file I saved to see if it works any better for you?

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Post by musicus » Thu Jul 15, 2021 11:30 pm

That would be fine.
Bill Stevens wrote:
Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:49 pm
I was able to open the file and save it to the desktop.

Would it help if I sent you the file I saved to see if it works any better for you?

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Post by musicus » Thu Jul 15, 2021 11:33 pm

No it's not.
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It is not a demo version of Finale ?

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Post by musicus » Thu Jul 15, 2021 11:33 pm

Once again you have been right on the mark. Thank you, it worked.
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Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:44 pm
I would suggest restarting the computer, but it will ask you if you want to save your changes…

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Post by musicus » Fri Jul 16, 2021 12:08 am

To be more accurate, I closed out of the file, then restarted the comp. It didn't ask me anything.
The file seems OK now.
musicus wrote:
Thu Jul 15, 2021 11:33 pm
Once again you have been right on the mark. Thank you, it worked.
miker wrote:
Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:44 pm
I would suggest restarting the computer, but it will ask you if you want to save your changes…

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Post by zuill » Fri Jul 16, 2021 12:16 am

Finale always asks me if i want to save a file, even if I just open it, and then try to close it right away. This has been the MO for years. The fact that it doesn't ask if you want to save the file seems odd to me, considering this long-standing behavior.

Oops. I am on Windows, and you're on Mac. I guess the to systems behave differently. The Windows version of Finale is what I was referring to.

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Post by michelp » Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:26 am

FYI, the Mac version behaves the same way (asking to save even if you haven't modified anything).
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