Comments on: Turn Off File Locking in OS X Lion http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/turn-off-file-locking-in-os-x-lion/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Fri, 24 May 2013 05:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Alyssa http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/turn-off-file-locking-in-os-x-lion/#comment-547389 Alyssa Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:10:02 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26380#comment-547389 The automatic file-locking is driving me crazy (10.7) but I have Time Machine disabled, so the fix you recommend doesn't work. It is mostly when I open email attachments (pdf or txt or xls or docx which I open in TextEdit) that the unlock/duplicate flow is triggered. Can anyone help? The automatic file-locking is driving me crazy (10.7) but I have Time Machine disabled, so the fix you recommend doesn’t work. It is mostly when I open email attachments (pdf or txt or xls or docx which I open in TextEdit) that the unlock/duplicate flow is triggered. Can anyone help?

]]> By: Razengan http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/turn-off-file-locking-in-os-x-lion/#comment-433895 Razengan Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:04:16 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26380#comment-433895 I love the safety net this offers. I used to replicate this behavior on Windows by running in a non-admin account and giving write permissions to administrators only for most of my media. This would also protect against rogue/stupid apps messing up any files that you don't want getting edited. I love the safety net this offers. I used to replicate this behavior on Windows by running in a non-admin account and giving write permissions to administrators only for most of my media.

This would also protect against rogue/stupid apps messing up any files that you don’t want getting edited.

]]> By: Mike http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/turn-off-file-locking-in-os-x-lion/#comment-416300 Mike Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:47:51 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26380#comment-416300 Yeah, I don't understand this feature. I often edit old files. Yeah, I don’t understand this feature. I often edit old files.

]]> By: JD http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/turn-off-file-locking-in-os-x-lion/#comment-415962 JD Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:33:07 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26380#comment-415962 I think autosave is a great feature. I understand the file locking, but it's easily annoying, I dialed it back to a month. I think autosave is a great feature. I understand the file locking, but it’s easily annoying, I dialed it back to a month.

]]> By: Andre Menegatti http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/turn-off-file-locking-in-os-x-lion/#comment-409846 Andre Menegatti Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:48:10 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26380#comment-409846 In Mountain Lion this option doesn't exist anymore! The Time Machine doesn't shows this settings. In Mountain Lion this option doesn’t exist anymore! The Time Machine doesn’t shows this settings.

]]> By: Richard http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/turn-off-file-locking-in-os-x-lion/#comment-409173 Richard Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:36:44 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26380#comment-409173 Unbelievably annoying and time-consuming - what was Apple thinking? Unbelievably annoying and time-consuming – what was Apple thinking?

]]> By: Disable Auto-Save and Versions in Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/turn-off-file-locking-in-os-x-lion/#comment-406280 Disable Auto-Save and Versions in Mac OS X Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:06:05 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26380#comment-406280 [...] and there are no versions to restore to. You’ll probably want to use this in combination with disabling File Locking otherwise you’ll still end up with the Duplicate file [...] [...] and there are no versions to restore to. You’ll probably want to use this in combination with disabling File Locking otherwise you’ll still end up with the Duplicate file [...]

]]> By: Change the Automatic File Locking Duration in Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/turn-off-file-locking-in-os-x-lion/#comment-382344 Change the Automatic File Locking Duration in Mac OS X Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:16:38 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26380#comment-382344 [...] the same settings panel you can also choose to disable file locking completely just by unchecking the checkbox, though that isn’t recommended for most users. [...] [...] the same settings panel you can also choose to disable file locking completely just by unchecking the checkbox, though that isn’t recommended for most users. [...]

]]> By: Clear Versions History & Auto-Save Cache Data in Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/turn-off-file-locking-in-os-x-lion/#comment-339901 Clear Versions History & Auto-Save Cache Data in Mac OS X Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:21:26 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26380#comment-339901 [...] can cause some temporary issues with existing files that are locked or have saved states, even if file locking is turned off. Typically this will be in the form of an error message when using the file the first time, but it [...] [...] can cause some temporary issues with existing files that are locked or have saved states, even if file locking is turned off. Typically this will be in the form of an error message when using the file the first time, but it [...]

]]> By: a http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/turn-off-file-locking-in-os-x-lion/#comment-336363 a Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:55:12 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26380#comment-336363 Thanks! How annoying is this Lion version of mac OS.. seems to be done for iPad users. Thanks! How annoying is this Lion version of mac OS.. seems to be done for iPad users.

]]> By: nasim http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/turn-off-file-locking-in-os-x-lion/#comment-322105 nasim Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:09:41 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26380#comment-322105 the feature feels more like a bug to me. go to edit a file and you can't, you have to make a copy of it and edit that instead? wtf? the feature feels more like a bug to me. go to edit a file and you can’t, you have to make a copy of it and edit that instead? wtf?

]]> By: Blaise http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/24/turn-off-file-locking-in-os-x-lion/#comment-322042 Blaise Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:59:27 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=26380#comment-322042 File locking and auto-save are two of the worst features of Lion, too bad the latter can't be disabled too. File locking and auto-save are two of the worst features of Lion, too bad the latter can’t be disabled too.

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