
To unlock a specific team member's file, follow the instructions above. Note: Files that were locked before the file locking feature is disabled will remain locked. Team admins can turn off file locking for their team by default. If you don’t want to notify the original user who locked the file, uncheck the checkbox next to Notify user that file has been unlocked or Notify locker(s).By default, the user who originally locked the file will receive an email notification that their file has been unlocked.Select whether you’d like to notify the user who originally locked the file.To unlock multiple files at once, click the checkbox next to each file you’d like to unlock.Hover over a file and click “ …” (ellipsis).Sign in to with your admin credentials.Team admins can unlock a team member's file. Hover over the name of the file and click " …" (ellipsis) on the right.Right-click the file you’d like to lock or unlock.Open the Dropbox folder on your computer.To lock or unlock a file using the Dropbox desktop app: Note: Only files in shared folders can be locked.


Or, you can make a copy of the locked file-however, any changes made to the copy will not be reflected in the original file once it’s unlocked. If you need to edit a locked file, you can request that the file be unlocked by clicking Ask to Unlock in the window that appears when you attempt to open the file. However, only the person who has locked the file or team admins will be able to unlock it. If a file is locked, those who have access to the file will still be able to view, comment on, and share a link to the file. This allows teams and collaborators to coordinate who is editing a file and avoid conflicted copies. While Windows 10 doesnt allow users to password-protect folders by default, you can use a batch script to lock folders using a password. Cls OFF title Folder Private Cd /d C:\Windows\system32 if EXIST "HTG Locker" goto UNLOCK if NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER :CONFIRM echo Are you sure you want to lock the folder(Y/N) set/p "cho=>" if %cho%=Y goto LOCK if %cho%=y goto LOCK if %cho%=n goto END if %cho%=N goto END echo Invalid choice.File locking is a feature that prevents a file from being edited.
