Windows 10: Can't favourite images in Photos : "This file is locked by another app at the moment"

Discus and support Can't favourite images in Photos : "This file is locked by another app at the moment" in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hi, I'm having an issue in Windows' Photo app, where when I try to favourite heart a photo, I get the message "This file is locked by another app at... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by robxb, Aug 17, 2021.

  1. ROBXB
    robxb Win User

    Can't favourite images in Photos : "This file is locked by another app at the moment"


    Hi, I'm having an issue in Windows' Photo app, where when I try to favourite heart a photo, I get the message "This file is locked by another app at the moment". I'm able to give them a 5 star rating in the details pane, which then appears as a heart back in the photos app it's just very long to do this as clicking save and waiting a few seconds is required for each photo. It's worth noting that these files reside on a QNAP NAS, where user has read/write privileges. I'm able to favourite photos if I copy them to the desktop. Same thing on both me and my wife's computers. Anyone know why th

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    robxb, Aug 17, 2021
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  2. DAVE1776
    Dave1776 Win User

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    Thanks found the photo I was looking for in the list that app got!


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    Dave1776, Aug 17, 2021
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  3. MILLIELAWRENCE1
    MillieLawrence1 Win User
    JPG photos locked after favouriting

    I'm on Windows 10 Enterprise.

    I was viewing .JPG images on my computer from a compact flash card using the 'Photo' app. I was favouriting some of them using the heart icon and deleting the others, however, I noticed then when I favourited a photo it would come up with a padlock item
    over the .JPG file.

    I have now unfavourited the photos but the padlock icon remains and I cannot now view these files in my camera when I put the flash card back in.

    How do I get rid of this lock icon?

    I have right-clicked and compared the properties of a padlocked and un-padlocked file and they appear exactly the same.
     
    MillieLawrence1, Aug 17, 2021
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  4. RAPIDFIRE48
    Rapidfire48 Win User

    Can't favourite images in Photos : "This file is locked by another app at the moment"

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    Rapidfire48, Aug 17, 2021
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