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Unlock File without Vault

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Message 1 of 11
skempnich
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Unlock File without Vault

We acquired a company a few years back and in doing so we inherited all their legacy drawings. They were using Invetor with the Vault. We however have never had the Vault and will not in any foreseeable future. I do however have multiple files that were checked out of the Vault therefore I can not modify and save them. Is there anyway to unlock these files without going through the Vault? Thank you for your help.

 

Steve

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Message 2 of 11
swalton
in reply to: skempnich

Vault sets the Windows file permissions to control read/write access to the file. 

 

You should be able to right-click on the files in Windows Explorer and remove the read-only atribute check-mark.

 

 

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Message 3 of 11
Cadmanto
in reply to: skempnich

What is happening when you try and open the model files?  The drawing files the only thing that is tied to vault is the revision table and block within the title block.  Those can be replaced and that will break that link.

 

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Message 4 of 11
jletcher
in reply to: skempnich

Not sure if this still works but you can give it a try cbliss wrote this back in R10.

 

It is a stand alone .exe just double click and it runs ....

 

I changed the file extention to .ipt so I could post it make sure you change the file extention back to .exe

 

Good Luck..

Message 5 of 11
jletcher
in reply to: jletcher

how to use just be in project with files or you can browse for a directory and hit unreserved it will go through all files and unreserve them

Message 6 of 11
skempnich
in reply to: swalton

From what I can see the "Read-only" attribute is already un-checked.

Message 7 of 11
skempnich
in reply to: Cadmanto

I get a prompt stating "File is checked out by USERNAME. Save is not allowed."
Message 8 of 11
skempnich
in reply to: jletcher

Thank you, I might try this but my company is very, very picky about using programs like this on their network. I am not sure the risk is worth the reward.
Message 9 of 11

Hi skempnich,

 

If jletcher's suggestion does not work, I would recommend trying to set up a test Vault with an admin user (or have your friendly IT professional do so), and use it to remove the file reservation for the files in question. I think this should work, but I don't recall for certain all of the details about what's in play:

Remove File Reservation

 

These links might help:

Remove File Reservation

Remove File Reservation

http://help.autodesk.com/view/VAULT/Help/ENU/?guid=GUID-1E7F05E7-2585-4958-A24E-12E9AF88A926

Remove File Reservation

http://underthehood-autodesk.typepad.com/blog/2012/10/gimme-my-file-back-undo-checkout-and-remove-re...

 

If you're able to get the files into Vault and remove the file reservation, then I think you should be able to use the Get Latest Version tool to get a copy without the reservation flag set. You might want to run this by the Vault forum to see if those users have any suggestions also:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Vault-General/bd-p/101 

 

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
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Message 10 of 11
jletcher
in reply to: skempnich

I understand do you have a computer not hoked up to network you can use to do it? or post file here and I will run it for you I am on 2012...

Message 11 of 11
Cadmanto
in reply to: skempnich

I think setting up the test vault is the way to go.  Infact you said you inherited these files.  Is there any chance the vault from which these files were checked out of is still operative?  If so you can go to that vault and relinquish ownership.  Even if you are not the original person who checked them out.  but you have to be an administrator to do so.

 

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