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Excel Lock File (EXCEL 2010)

So, I have a shared Excel file on a shared drive on my work PC:

The file locked up today ("This operation cannot be completed" was displayed upon opening and "This file is locked" was displayed after attempting to access theReview tab (>> Share Workbook >> (uncheck)Allow changes by other users)).

I moved the file (for the sake of explanation, lets use the name sicily.xlsx) to my local C: drive.  From there, I unshared the file, reshared it, and saved the same file but with a different name (sicily1.xlsx) back to my Shared drive.  It is no longer causing problems.  When I tried to name sicily1BACK to sicily, the program reverted back to its initial output status. 

I have located the file lockfile (~$Sicily.xlsx) that is residing in my shared drive since August 19, 2013. When I attempt to rightclick and delete the lockfile, nothing happens. 

Is there a way to delete this lockfile?  Why is it refusing to respond to a simple delete command?  Am I right by assuming this lockfile is the cause of my issues? 

Please let me know if you guys know of anything!  Thank you so much!



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