# File is locked - how to unlock

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/file-is-locked-how-to-unlock/1883>\
**Category:** 📑 How to\
**Tags:** database\
**Created:** [July 24, 2016, 8:56am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/file-is-locked-how-to-unlock/1883 "2016-07-24T08:56:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![rhua](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/rhua/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@rhua](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/rhua)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/file-is-locked-how-to-unlock/1883/60 "2020-09-11T03:37:10Z")

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Would like to know the risks of disabling the file lock?

One of the contributors to this topic, @mwallace, mentioned that he “turned off file locking on [his installation hosted on] a shared server.” To help those who have considered or have tried on this option, how should someone in similar circumstances monitor the installation for unintended effects?

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