my subscription Sketchup 2021 , and sometimes have a problem , if i open a file (big sketchup file) more than 100mb …"file is curently locked by another user…
please how can I solve it?
thankyou
You will always see that message if you try to open a file that is already open in SketchUp. Try choosing No, then look at the currently open documents and see if it open already.
Really!?
I’m sorry typo…100mb i mean 
Does the file reside in a folder that is being synced to the cloud or are you opening it directly from a cloud service through the Internet?
The consensus is that you should save your file locally and sync it to the cloud only when finished.
Yes, I suspect that… because the sync to Google Drive hasn’t finished yet , thx btw
sometimes everything happens when all files are closed, I suspect because of cloud sync, btw thx
Thanks for the update.
I save my files to a local drive and have my files backed up to Google Drive.
I use Google Drive for Desktop which is replacing Google Backup & Sync.
This backups my files to Drive in the background.
The file is currently locked by another user…
used to happen frequently but not so much now.
What I have noticed is that it can happen when, e.g. I have a model open and do a save as. If I then very soon after try to open the newly saved as file I will get the locked by another user error.
If I wait a little longer I can then open the file.
When it happened more frequently I would sometimes resort to killing the backup & sync process.
Having files in a folder that sync automatically can be troublesome. Some people go years without issue but others end up with Unrecognised file format errors due to a clash of autosync and auto save.
Understood.
For sure, I’ve seen the posts people report on their corrupt files so caution is advisable.
I have to say that I must be one of those who go years without issue…
You’re one of the lucky ones. You should be buying lottery tickets. 
Try closing SketchUp. Turning off computer, turn on computer, open SketchUp. I am sure it is not the right way to do it, but it seems to work.
For anyone else having a similar problem: possible cause can also be sketchup not shutting down properly in a previous session. Check the running processes and see if sketchup is still listed even if you’ve closed it. I encounter this quite a lot.
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