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Deleting a File Which is Checked Out by Some User

Deleting a File Which is Checked Out by Some User

Written September 2022. Microsoft changes these admin screens often, so the screenshots below may not match what you see today. The sequence of steps is usually still correct — if something looks wrong, tell us and we'll update it.

1- Open the document library, on clicking the arrow sign you can see the document is checked out.

2- Click on Show Action

3- More and then discard check out.

4- This will delete all the changes made by the checked in user

5- Now delete the folder

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