Turn Off File Locking in OS X Lion

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<p>Mac OS X Lion introduced automatic file locking for any file that hasn’t been edited recently. You’ll have noticed this when you try and open an older file and make changes to it, a dialog box asks to duplicate the file or to manually unlock it. This is fine for files that you don’t want to accidentally Auto-Save over, but sometimes it’s just plain annoying.</p>

<h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Disable Automatic File Locking in Mac OS X</h2>

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<li>Open System Preferences, click on “Time Machine” and then click on “Options”</li>

<li>Uncheck the box next to “Lock documents [2 weeks] after last edit”</li>

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<p>Without file locking enabled, apps that support auto-save will overwrite the existing file. This is best disabled with either some variation of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/30/how-to-save-as-mac-os-x-lion/">restoring the “Save As” option</a> or an understanding of how to use Duplicate so that you files are not accidentally overwritten.</p>

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