https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/duplicate-dwgs/m-p/11854287#M39642 <P><A href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/multiple-users-opening-the-same-file/td-p/8915053" target="_blank">https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/multiple-users-opening-the-same-file/td-p/8915053</A></P> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:33:39 GMT cadffm 2023-03-28T18:33:39Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/duplicate-dwgs/m-p/11854169#M39640 <P>DWG resaves duplicate dwg when multiple users are in dwg at once. How to make all drawings read only when in use?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:31:30 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/duplicate-dwgs/m-p/11854169#M39640 jbeckW3VSP 2023-03-28T17:31:30Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/duplicate-dwgs/m-p/11854225#M39641 <P>sounds like your network operating system is failing to do its job to lock users out when another has the file opened</P> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:01:58 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/duplicate-dwgs/m-p/11854225#M39641 paullimapa 2023-03-28T18:01:58Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/duplicate-dwgs/m-p/11854287#M39642 <P><A href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/multiple-users-opening-the-same-file/td-p/8915053" target="_blank">https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/multiple-users-opening-the-same-file/td-p/8915053</A></P> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:33:39 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/duplicate-dwgs/m-p/11854287#M39642 cadffm 2023-03-28T18:33:39Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/duplicate-dwgs/m-p/11854295#M39643 <P><a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/13600933">@jbeckW3VSP</a>&nbsp;,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I agree with&nbsp;<a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1137264">@paullimapa</a>&nbsp;, contact your network administrator to identify the issue.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Also, make sure you AutoCAD is current with the <STRONG><A href="https://help.autodesk.com/view/INSTALL_LICENSE/ENU/?guid=GUID-204A4176-D3B3-49F8-A650-16FB54252DF0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">updates</A></STRONG>.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Otherwise, try the same suggestion as if the file was read-only.</P><UL><LI><STRONG><A href="https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/DWG-files-unexpectedly-become-Read-Only.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DWG files unexpectedly become read-only</A></STRONG></LI></UL> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:37:23 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/duplicate-dwgs/m-p/11854295#M39643 Valentin_CAD 2023-03-28T18:37:23Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/duplicate-dwgs/m-p/11854300#M39644 <a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/13600933">@jbeckW3VSP</a> Are you by chance relying on a web-based file storage service?<BR />Or a NAS drive?<BR /><BR />Read this <A href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/multiple-users-opening-the-same-file/m-p/8915151#M986739" target="_blank">https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/multiple-users-opening-the-same-file/m-p/8915151#M986739</A> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:39:39 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/duplicate-dwgs/m-p/11854300#M39644 pendean 2023-03-28T18:39:39Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/duplicate-dwgs/m-p/11854796#M39645 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/13600933">@jbeckW3VSP</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /><P>DWG resaves duplicate dwg when multiple users are in dwg at once.</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Multiple users in the same file shouldn't happen, ever.</P> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 22:54:33 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/duplicate-dwgs/m-p/11854796#M39645 RobDraw 2023-03-28T22:54:33Z