Following are the steps to unlock particular activity on an existing file:

1. Select the project folder under the 'Files' tab. Select the file on which the file activity is to be unlocked.

2. Do a right click on the selected file record and select the 'Activity Locks' option.

3. Clicking 'Activity Locks', files listing page populates a layered page with an option to unlock locked activities on the selected file.

('Discussions' to be replaced with 'Reviews' in case comment review is enabled in the relevant project settings)

In case of placeholders, unlock option is available for 'Edit Attribute' activity only.

In case of linked files, unlock option is available for 'File Distribution' and 'Discussions' activities only.

When selecting a combination of placeholders and linked files to apply activity locks, unlock option will work on linked files only.
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When selecting a combination of linked files and normal files to apply activity locks, unlock option will work on normal files only.
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When selecting a combination of placeholders, linked files and normal files, unlock option will again work on normal files only.

4. You can manually unlock already locked files from the 'Activity Locks' window by clicking on the buttons opposite the activity names. Locked activities show lock sign while unlocked activities show unlock sign.
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To unlock all activities simultaneously, use the 'Unlock All' button available at top.

5. For multiple files, you will need to select checkboxes for the file activities that are needed to be unlocked.

6. Click 'Save' button to apply the changes.