# File is locked - how to unlock **URL:** \ **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\ **Showing post:** 63
**Author:** ![rhua](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/rhua/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@rhua](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/rhua)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/file-is-locked-how-to-unlock/1883/63 "2020-09-26T18:14:52Z")
Since it has been up to 39 months since the quoted users have submitted a post on this topic, I believe that it is necessary to ask for an update: has anyone experienced any problems as a result of disabling file lock? The admin is making a cautious decision regarding the file lock configuration on an installation with one user on Notes, Calendar, and Deck at a time. Please provide the version numbers in your reply to provide readers a more informed decision. > [@mwallace](#): > > `'filelocking.enabled' => false,` > [@castillo92](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Shared hosting (others who can’t install redis): You can disable the file locking, edit your configuration file config/config.php: > > > > > ‘filelocking.enabled’ =\> false, > > > > > > However, disabling is not a good solution. You can run into problems when several processes try to write to a file (especially online editors in the web-interface). In single-user and single-client environments, it’s probably less of a problem. > [@Error when deleting file or folder](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/error-when-deleting-file-or-folder/34948/2): > > If I remember right, that error is caused by a locked file. Take a look at the following URL, under " **Manually disable locking state**". > [from [Error when deleting file or folder - #2 by webunraveling](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/error-when-deleting-file-or-folder/34948/2)] --- _[View the full topic](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/file-is-locked-how-to-unlock/1883)._