Exclusive checkout while editing?

[John_O_Sullivan]

Hi,

Just wondering if there are any plans to implement an exclusive checkout for files either via the browser or via the desktop client?

I know the OnlyOffice plugin in the browser allows collaborative editing, but we need to be able to edit exclusively so that if user A is editing a file, user B can read the file but not edit it.

I see others have requested similar functionality in the past (see link below), but I don’t think it has been implemented?

Is there a way to lock files (checkout)?

Is there a way to lock files? If a open a file, make some changes and save it and another user has opened the sane file in the meantime an has saved changes as well, my changes would be overwritten. I have to admit that I have not found a way to lock files (I opened the files via the windows desktop client in my local drive). Webdav is not an option as Nextcloud is asking over and over again for credentials which makes me nuts, and I doubt that the native Windows Webdav implementation supports …

I would use the W2G addon, but unfortunately that locks the file completely, even from viewing - if you could still read the file but not edit while it was locked, this would work as a solution.

Thanks

[tflidd]

@John_O_Sullivan

I see others have requested similar functionality in the past (see link below), but I don’t think it has been implemented?

Not as a native solution. Not sure if that could be done via an app, but you probably have to program it.

[John_O_Sullivan]

Thanks tflidd,
Is there someone who works on the W2G app I could contact about a possible modification?
This is my first post here, so apologies for all the newbie questions…

[tflidd]

If you go on the apps-page there is a link to the repository:

newroco/W2G2

[John_O_Sullivan]

Thanks again tflidd, request added here:

Issue: Possible to lock but still read?