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Xcell and word files are open and locked on my desktop.

My excel and word documents are locked on my desktop. I cannot close them or open them. They just sit there. I got a window that asked me to do something... whatever I did locked everything I was working on.


MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Oct 24, 2019 9:08 PM

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Posted on Oct 25, 2019 12:07 PM

Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.

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Xcell and word files are open and locked on my desktop.

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