Failed to open a .indd file

Hi, everyone
I have a problem with some .indd files, these files are on a NAS server. My problem that i can't some files with Indesign CS6. I have an error message that the file is used by another user, but there is no one except me using this file.
Those file was created with indesign CS3. The weird thing, there is file that work and other doesn't work.
SO if anyone can help to resolve this problem, it very urgent and important ?
Thanks in advance
Best regards

Je réponds en français, car j'imagine que ce sera plus simple…
J'ai téléchargé les 2 fichiers, et comme tout le monde, j'ai essayé de les ouvrir. Impossible, que ce soit avec CS4, CS5.5, CS6 et CC. Toujours le même message.
J'ai essayé de l'exporter en idml avant de l'ouvrir avec le script // blindOpen_and_IDML-Export, sans succès. En dernier recours, j'ai essayé d'importer ce fichier dans un autre doc InDesign. Ça n'a pas fonctionné, mais j'ai noté une chose étrange : en affichant les options d'importation en l'important, la boîte de dialogue qui est apparue est celle que l'on obtient habituellement en important un fichier .txt
Je suis bien incapable d'expliquer pourquoi ce fichier est considéré comme étant un fichier texte, mais c'est pourtant ce qui se passe.

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