Users with external hard drives or other storage devices may run into problems accessing files on these devices, especially when attempting to delete files that are reported by Mac OS X to be "locked" ...

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OneDrive's April Roadmap updates include sensitivity labels for Office files, the ability to view and restore older versions of files through the desktop, and the option to delete locked files.