I just moved some files to a new folder on a server that I was accessing on my Mac via VPN. Office online for mac. I was quite surprised when it showed a whole bunch of files that I just moved that were locked for editing. Here is the catch. The answer I found is below which DOES show hidden files on a Mac in Finder. However, my files were still showing as locked so I need to continue researching this.

For example, if the file has been opened in Word or Excel 2010 then co-authoring isn't available. The server doesn’t support the co-authoring functionality The co-authoring functionality is available when a document is saved on a SharePoint Foundation site that supports Workspaces, on. You can also lock specific segments of the Word file as well for which there is another procedure which we shall describe too. Open the MS office word document.

Enable Finder to Show Invisible Files and Folders Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter or paste the following command line then press RETURN. Defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE killall Finder To turn off the display of invisible files and folders enter or paste the following command line and press RETURN. Defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE killall Finder Alternatively you can use one of the numerous third-party utilities such as TinkerTool or ShowHideInvisibleFiles –. Posted in Post navigation.