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Posted: October 16th, 2009    By: Devin Walker   

IE iconScenario: you are using SharePoint Designer to edit pages and the one you want to edit is checked out by someone and you need to edit it. Using SharePoint Designer you cannot easily discard a checkout, but you can using the browser.


Here’s the typical SPD Checkout popup:
SharePoint Page Checkout Step 1

Uh oh, this prompt doesn’t look very friendly: Server error: the file”Pages/pagename.aspx” is checked out or locked for editing by DomainJdoe.
SharePoint Page Checkout Step 2

Here’ the last screen you may see: DomainJdoe has the file checked out. Do you want to make a read only copy?
SharePoint Page Checkout Step3

Ok, now that you’ve seen all the prompts let’s find out how to discard the checkout and this problem.

  1. First go to the page library containing the page you wish to edit in SharePoint Designer or in the browser editor.
    SharePoint Page Checkout Step 4
  2. Hover over the page name with your mouse to reveal the drop down (A) and click Discard Check Out (B).
    SharePoint Page Checkout Step 5
  3. You will be prompted to discard the checkout and all changes will be lost. Click OK and you will now be able to edit the page.SharePoint Page Checkout Step 6

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