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AutoCAD uses a special file locking for its drawing files. So if you are using a non-standard file server (Novell, Linux...), or when there are timing problems on your LAN (overloaded network, overloaded server, HW error of your LAN card or a faulty active LAN element - hub, router), you may get false "write-protection" errors when working with drawing files stored on a network server.
Thanks for the reply. I wasn't sure if I'd get a reply since this thread is so old. However, it seems that the problem still occurs.
I am using Civil 3D 2013 Infrastructure Design Suite Premium 2013
HP EliteBook 8570w, 16 Gb RAM, 64 bit, i7-3820QM CPU @ 2.70 GHz
Windows 7 Enterprise, 6.1.7601, Service Pack 1 Build 7601
My AutoCAD program files are on a local drive while my drawing and other files (templates, fonts, etc.) are on a network drive with Windows Server OS (not sure what version)).
When I try to delete the dwl and dwl2 files, I get the following message, even though the file is not in use by another program:
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This is the first time this has happened to me after using AutoCAD for hundreds of hours. This isn't a critical problem since I can just save the file with a different name, but it is still quite annoying to have to use such a workaround.
Thanks,
Doug
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Hi doug.edwards,
pendean (Consultant) posted a new comment in AutoCAD LT General Discussion on 10-12-2015 07:13 AM :
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Re: DWG file is write protected???
AutoCAD only responds to your OS (local or server) locking files, either because of a log-in rights restriction or an in-use file that is in place, not much else. The read-only box is often not enough to check for a problem like this.
Since you are answering a ten-year-old post, care to share with us what is your setup and where your files are located, your OS, AutoCAD version, and if this is a unique problem to certain files or all files? And is this a new problem?