Applicable especially for the Linux Users -
When you open a file LO locks it to prevent another user editing it at the same time. It does this by placing a lock file in the folder with the file you are editing, and then deletes the lock file when you close the document. When a crash happens, the lock file can be left behind. If your file is MyFile.odt the lock file will probably be .~lock.MyFile.odt# and it will be a hidden file. On Linux the . at the beginning makes it hidden. With Dolphin on a KDE Linux it is Alt+. With Lubuntu, you can go to - View -> Show Hidden. Once you can see the lock file, delete it.
When you open a file LO locks it to prevent another user editing it at the same time. It does this by placing a lock file in the folder with the file you are editing, and then deletes the lock file when you close the document. When a crash happens, the lock file can be left behind. If your file is MyFile.odt the lock file will probably be .~lock.MyFile.odt# and it will be a hidden file. On Linux the . at the beginning makes it hidden. With Dolphin on a KDE Linux it is Alt+. With Lubuntu, you can go to - View -> Show Hidden. Once you can see the lock file, delete it.
