Error: The file "file" is locked for exclusive use by same User
Reason :
“Windows SharePoint Services puts a write lock on the document on the server. The write lock times out after 10 minutes. Users cannot modify the document during the time when the document is locked”
Solution:
use these management shell commands to release lock.
$url = “http://gowthampnpdemo.com/demosite" $fileurl = “http:// gowthampnpdemo/pnpdemo/customlib/test.docx” $web = Get-SPWeb $url $item = $web.GetListItem($fileurl) $item.File.CheckOutStatus $item.ReleaseLock $web.Dispose()