I created a document in Pages, and just attempted to edit it. It will not allow me to Save, and insists it's locked, even though it is not and I have read/write permissions. In fact, all is well. There is no alert other than I need to unlock it! What happened??
MacBook Air 15″, macOS 15.0
Neither Pages nor the operating system will automatically apply a lock condition to a previously saved Pages document, nor will they change the default access controls or document permissions.
Find that document in the Finder, click on it once, and press option+cmd+i. On that information panel, are either of the Stationery pad or Locked items checked? If so, uncheck them.
Is the document saved in your home directory of your startup drive, or on a remote Cloud server location (e.g. Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, etc.)?
You have bigger problems than your Pages document. Your stating that most of your documents on your home drive are dated 1980 is a bigger problem than Pages. Does the Date/Time in your upper-right menu bar show today's date and current time?
I cannot explain why you are seeing files in your home directory dated 1980 and what possibly has gone wrong with your operating system. At this point, I would seek assistance from your nearest Apple Store, or Apple Authorized Service Provider. Back up important files before you take your Mac to them.
Hiya. Thanks so much for responding. Yes, I've checked all that and unlocked not only the document, but all the folders in which it is contained (just in case). Nothing seems to work. Document permissions are fine. The documents is saved in my home directory/iCloud. I have just discovered that most of my documents (home drive) have been dated 1980 so it seems there is something wrong with my system in general.
Yes it does. Again, I’ve checked everything and can’t figure it out. Will research more in the morning unless you have some ideas that could help? I can do a systems check.
Unable to save a Pages document (says it's locked, but it's not)
