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When you use an Office program to check out a file from a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 site, the file is stored by default on your hard disk in a drafts folder that is in your My Documents folder.
When you check out a document, users will still be able to access the latest version of the document in SharePoint document library, but only in Read mode. They will not be able to make any edits or save the document back to the library until the original document is checked back in.
Where do I find checked out documents in SharePoint?
In the document library, click “Settings”, then “Document Library Settings”. Click “Manage checked out files”. (If you see any documents with checkboxes next to them here, you can be pretty sure there is an issue that needs attention.)
In SharePoint, a user having full permission on the library, even is he/she is site collection admin, is unable to delete items just because that item is checked out by another user.
How do I take ownership of a checked out document?
Check the checkbox next to the document you want to take control of. Then click “Take Ownership of Selection”. In the library, you will now see the document, but it will still be in a “Checked Out” status. (Notice the little green box with the white arrow.)
When does check out message Go Away in SharePoint?
When someone is making modifications to a publishing page, but the changes are not published (not saved) yet – then this message will appear. This will go away when the page is checked in and published. Thanks for contributing an answer to SharePoint Stack Exchange! Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!