Checking Out a Document

What happens when a user has modified a document but has left the document checked out and gone home, then someone discards the check out to continue working with the document. What happens to the modifications if the modifications have been saved
but not chedcked in and modifications that have not been saved and left checked out?
dfrancis

Hi,
When you discard check out, all changes made are thrown away, and the document reverts to the version that had been originally checked out.
For more information, you can refer to:
Discard a check-out
Best Regards,
Linda Li
Linda Li
TechNet Community Support

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