topic Saving Project makes it Read-Only and locks down my files in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/saving-project-makes-it-read-only-and-locks-down/m-p/1081774#M43616 <P>When I hit Save for my project in ArcGIS Pro it creates a "Read-Only" version of the file and deletes the old project that I could edit. Working with the exact same data layers in ArcMap I do not run into any problems and can save and edit as usual.</P> Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:32:20 GMT GraceAnneIngham 2021-07-22T15:32:20Z Saving Project makes it Read-Only and locks down my files https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/saving-project-makes-it-read-only-and-locks-down/m-p/1081774#M43616 <P>When I hit Save for my project in ArcGIS Pro it creates a "Read-Only" version of the file and deletes the old project that I could edit. Working with the exact same data layers in ArcMap I do not run into any problems and can save and edit as usual.</P> Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:32:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/saving-project-makes-it-read-only-and-locks-down/m-p/1081774#M43616 GraceAnneIngham 2021-07-22T15:32:20Z Re: Saving Project makes it Read-Only and locks down my files https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/saving-project-makes-it-read-only-and-locks-down/m-p/1081792#M43617 <P>Have you tried opening the aprx file on another computer?</P><P>Have you had another GIS user try to open the same aprx file to see if it behaves differently?</P> Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:53:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/saving-project-makes-it-read-only-and-locks-down/m-p/1081792#M43617 MichaelVolz 2021-07-22T15:53:43Z Re: Saving Project makes it Read-Only and locks down my files https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/saving-project-makes-it-read-only-and-locks-down/m-p/1082401#M43690 <P>No, but I will do that and let you know how it goes</P> Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:26:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/saving-project-makes-it-read-only-and-locks-down/m-p/1082401#M43690 GraceAnneIngham 2021-07-23T23:26:38Z Re: Saving Project makes it Read-Only and locks down my files https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/saving-project-makes-it-read-only-and-locks-down/m-p/1084161#M43913 <P>So I did have another user try to open the project and she was also having issues. In the end I just deleted the project file and started fresh. So far, no issues.</P><P>Not sure what caused the Read-Only problem in the first place, but it seems to have resolved itself.</P> Thu, 29 Jul 2021 19:23:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/saving-project-makes-it-read-only-and-locks-down/m-p/1084161#M43913 GraceAnneIngham 2021-07-29T19:23:53Z