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Select Tools > Excel Add-ins and then clear the check box for the add-in.Apple’s portable Mac notebooks like the MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro are all powered by Lithium-Ion batteries, and these batteries don’t last forever. Inactivate an add-in that's causing the lock. Then uncheck Refresh data when opening file.

Select the table or PivotTable, then go to the Table tab > Refresh > Connection Properties. Turn off the Refresh data when opening file setting on all tables and PivotTables in the file. Go to File > Restrict Permissions > No Restrictions. If Protect Workbook is highlighted, click it to turn off protection.

If possible, remove password encryption from the file. Select File > Options > Add-Ins > Excel Add-ins > Go and then clear the check box for the add-in. Select the table or PivotTable, then go to Table Tools Design > Refresh > Connection Properties. Go to File > Info > Protect Workbook and remove any passwords or restricted access settings. If possible, remove password encryption or restricted access from the file. If those two solutions don't work, try one or more of the following. Also, if you are opening a snapshot from SharePoint, open the workbook itself instead. The first thing to try is to turn off the Shared Workbook feature. Ask the person who has the file open to do one or more of the following. If you are trying to co-author, the “locked” error can occur if the file uses a feature that is not supported by co-authoring.
