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This is more than likely a very simple question but I can not find the answer via any of my google searches.

I am trying to update a word document via the TFS web portal. I have tried via VS2010 as well and get the same issues. Once I attempt to open the document as "Edit", I get a notice "This file is locked for editing by MYDOMAIN\myusername".

Looking online, I have found several articles stating I need to delete the file on my workspace, but I can not find the file since it is not in the Source Control section of TFS.

Is there a way to cancel my lock on the file so that I can edit the file?

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If you are using TFS2010, you can try to undo anyone's checkout with the following command:

tf undo {file path} /workspace:{workspace};{username}

Details please refer this blog How to force undo checkout? #TFS

You can also use the Status Sidekick of TFS Sidekicks tool and unlock the files which are checked out.

Detail steps you can refer the answer from Tim Partridge in this similar question How to unlock a file from someone else in Team Foundation Server

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To help anyone that may have issues with this in the future, I was able to correct this issue in Windows 10 by clicking on the icon for File Upload Center and canceling the attempt to upload the document.

Once I restarted my computer, I was able to open the file and edit with no issues.

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