Tips to open LOCK file

Can't open the LOCK file? You are not the only one. Thousands of users face similar problems every day. Below you will find tips on how to open LOCK files as well as a list of programs that support LOCK files.

LOCK file extension

File Name Lock Format
File Category Misc Files

The LOCK file is supported on 3 operating systems. Depending on your operating system, you may need different software to handle the LOCK files. Below is a summary of the number of programs that support and open the LOCK file on each system platform.

Operating systems
  • 5
  • 1
  • 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

What is LOCK file?

The file in the LOCK format belongs to the Misc Files category. Misc Files consists of 6033 similar files. Lock Format is most often found on 3 operating systems. These systems consist of Linux, Mac OS, Windows, although it may occasionally be found on another system, it will be non-functional. There are also 7 alternative programs to handle the LOCK file. Mozilla Firefox, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Microsoft Visual Studio will apply when it is not possible to use SkyDrive.

How to open LOCK file?

The most common problem when using Lock Format is that a specific LOCK is not associated with the program. This causes the file LOCK to open by system applications not designed for this purpose, or to display a message that there is no associated program. This problem can be easily remedied.

The first thing you should do is just "doubleclick" on the LOCK file icon you want to open. If the operating system has an appropriate application to support it and there is also an association between the file and the program, the file should be opened.

Step 1. Install SkyDrive

The first step is to check if the computer has the SkyDrive program installed. The easiest method is to use the system search engine by entering the program name SkyDrive in it. If we do not have this program, it is worth installing it, as it will help you automatically associate the file LOCK with SkyDrive. Later in this article you will find a list of programs that can open LOCK files.

Step 2. Create association of SkyDrive with LOCK files

However, it may happen that the application itself does not cause the LOCK file to open in the SkyDrive application, but you can set it manually. This option is available from the level of Properties of a specific file available in the context menu. Information about the file and the program that the file is associated with are available here. Using the "Change" button we can select the desired program. It may happen that in the next window there will be no appropriate program - however, this can be corrected with the "Browse" option where you should manually indicate the program location. The "always use the selected program ..." field will set the SkyDrive application as the default for handling the LOCK file.

Step 3. Update SkyDrive to the latest version

The fault may also lie with the SkyDrive program, it is possible that Lock Format requires a newer version of the program.

Step 4. Check for the following problems with the LOCK file

If the above steps do not help, you can assume that the file itself is not correct. The most common file problems are:

The affected file may be 0 KB or smaller than expected. This suggests truncating the LOCK file contents when downloading or copying. The only repair option is to download the file again.
The operating system may be infected with a computer virus. Perform a virus scan using available and up-to-date anti-virus software. Some antivirus vendors also provide free online scanners. The scan should cover the entire computer, not only the LOCK file that we want to open. As a result of the scan, sometimes it is not possible to recover LOCK files, which are deleted if there is a backup of this file, then after restoring it, it must also be scanned.
A typical compatibility error - the program does not support the older version of the LOCK file. On their websites, developers usually offer free solutions to such problems, e.g. in the form of a conversion program or an older version of the program.
There can be many reasons for the failure. Depending on the type of file, it is necessary to repair it accordingly. Sometimes the program itself has options to repair the most popular LOCK file corruption.
The program indicates that the file is encrypted or corrupted. The encrypted LOCK files can be used by the device on which they were encrypted, on any other device it is required to have the appropriate cryptographic key and decrypt the file before its recovery.
Some operating systems do not allow file operations in certain locations, eg in system directories or directly on the system drive. These directories are write-protected to them and it's very hard to fix this problem. If possible, you can try to move the LOCK file to another location.
This can happen on a file that does not support multiple access. In this case, the LOCK file is blocked by the first application to open it. Closing other programs should help. If the error persists after closing other programs, wait for a while. However, some background programs may block the LOCK file while scanning. If this does not work either, restart the device.