ONLYOFFICE for macOS opens locked files from shared folders as editable

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We just noticed a pretty weird bug with the latest version on macOS: when you open a file from a shared folder (SMB/CIFS) which has been opened and still in use by another network user (with ONLYOFFICE, LibreOffice or MS Excel), ONLYOFFICE opens the file as it was writable instead of read only or notifying the user the object is currently in use. This just costed us a big data loss! :frowning:

The same version of ONLYOFFICE in a Windows environment opens the locked file in read-only mode.

This bug looks very similar to that one you has been able to fix weeks ago: ONLYOFFICE for macOS opens readonly files as editable and does not save changes

Looking forward a solution, and thank for your work!

macOS version: 14.8.7
App version: 9.4.0
Downloaded from: ONLYOFFICE website

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Hi @andrewhotlab,

Thank you for reporting this! We are aware of the issue — it is already being tracked in this thread, where the bug has been registered and the investigation is ongoing.

We are closing this topic to keep everything in one place, but please feel free to follow and contribute to the main thread. All updates will be shared there.

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