# Admins should be able to "unlock" files

**URL:** <https://forum.pydio.com/t/admins-should-be-able-to-unlock-files/4636>\
**Category:** Pydio Cells\
**Created:** [July 29, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/admins-should-be-able-to-unlock-files/4636 "2022-07-29T23:48:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![kirksmith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kirksmith](https://forum.pydio.com/u/kirksmith)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/admins-should-be-able-to-unlock-files/4636/1 "2022-07-29T23:48:35Z")

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If a user “locks” a file, then no one can delete /modify the file.  
An administrator should have the ability to “unlock” the file, however when I tried (even with the primary admin account) … it still says “This file is locked by another user”.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/pydio/original/2X/6/61f19fa52ec15fd4250db51aea351adba0e831fd.png) [@system](https://forum.pydio.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/admins-should-be-able-to-unlock-files/4636/2 "2022-09-27T23:49:00Z")

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