SU pro 15.0.9350 W7 x64 16gb ram When I open an SKP file SU will tell me that it is already open. If I say I don’t want to open in read only mode and try to open again it will open - sometimes it takes 4-5 trys. Obviously, it is not already open. This happens 99% of the time.

Bill, why have you not updated to v 15.3 ?

Have a look at this thread [image] "File currently locked by another user" error in Windows Explorer SketchUp We have found a bug that has a workaround. The “file currently locked by another user” message seen when the preview pane in windows explorer is open and the file …

I have never used the preview pane in WE using detail view. first noticed this bug in 15.3 of Make. had to go back to 15.2 cause it was so annoying. So why does 15.0 of pro have it? and why wouldn’t 15.3 of pro have it if 15.3 of Make does?

It may be a bitness bug. Are you talking about all 64-bit editions ?

yes both were 64 bit OK, what is a “bitness” bug???

A bug that occurs only on the edition compiled for a particular OS bitness. Some users with certain Graphics cards, have had to uninstall the 64-bit SketchUp edition, and run the 32-bit edition. There is some issue with OpenGL and 64-bit function calls with their graphics cards. (And I do not know…

GTX560Ti on W7 x64 Why does a graphics issue cause the program to think the file is already open??? Seems like disconnected functions to me. Why does it do it 2-3-4 times then be happy??? Sounds like a race condition in the software to me. But then what do I know.

[image] bill_ruggirello: Why does a graphics issue cause the program to think the file is already open??? I did not say that. I just used that issue as an example of a bug that we know is occurring on the 64-bit builds, and not on the 32-bit builds. (And added the offhand comment that you h…

With regard to the “ThumbsUp.dll” … you could try a simple test, by renaming it, and reboot (since this is an Explorer bug,) and restart SketchUp. Then retry… This was suggested by SketchUp Team member Jody here: [image] Files open as read-only Pro We’re currently investi…

thx I will try that the curious thing is that it does not happen with 15.2

Why does SU think the file is open?

Technical Problems SketchUp

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Have a look at this thread

Topic		Replies	Views
Problem with Open/File in SketchUp 2015 SketchUp	7	3657	July 27, 2015
"File currently locked by another user" error in Windows Explorer SketchUp	50	51517	August 3, 2016
SketchUp 2015 64-bit - All files Read Only SketchUp	20	15995	May 9, 2016
Opening Sketchup file (.skp) SketchUp	1	1589	July 31, 2015
File Lock Issue SketchUp	4	4414	March 16, 2015

Why does SU think the file is open?

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