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How can a site administrator remove a short term lock on a SPListItem.SPFile object? This happens when a user opens a Office document for editing from a list without doing a checkout. If the user does not close the document an administrator cannot remove the shortterm lock.

At the moment, i want unlock that SPFile. Please help me!

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MS recommends waiting 10 mins or rebooting the server. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899709/en-us

Sometimes (mostly) that won't work so try out this code. http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/93965/Force-SharePoint-Document-Unlocked-Checked-In

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