Lock/Unlock feature enables real time communication between collaborative users on whether a file is being reserved for modification by a user. This helps in avoiding mistaken overwriting of a file by two or more shared users at the same time.

IBackup's Web-Manager based Lock/Unlock feature provides a 'soft' Lock/Unlock implementation. By soft lock implementation, we mean that the indicator used to display lock/unlocks is for the purpose of information. It does not stop a user from deleting or modifying a locked file.

To use the locking or unlocking feature, the account has to be 'Locking Enabled'. To enable locking for your account

1. Click on 'Preferences' under 'Account Maintenance' section after successful login.
2. Check the option 'Enable file/folder locking/unlocking'.

To lock a particular file or folder, select the file or folder and click on 'Lock File/Folder' link in the File/Folder section of Web-Manager.

If you are using WebFolders within a browser session, and if you are using a Microsoft Office Application such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint, the application places automatic locks on the file till it is saved.

While generating the share links, check the 'Locking Enabled' option so that the files and folders Lock status becomes visible to the users who are using the share links. Based on their access rights, they can view and/or modify the Lock status.