File Error: The File Is locked

This is odd. I have multiple timelines, a nightmare project. I tried to save a the prjoject but FCP6 told me that "File Error: The File Is locked" This has never ever happened before. What has happened? I didn't change a thing! I saved the project with a different name and continued. Still, I'm stressed that this will haunt me when we're doing the online or something....
Guys, do you have a clue why FCP told the file would be locked? The manual says it has something to do with file names but I didn't change anything...

Right click on the project file in the finder and check if the LOCKED tick is checked. If so, uncheck it.

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Cannot render files. The following message appears: file error; the specified file is locked

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I encountered this error
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What should I do to be make the operating system recognize those special character, and interpret them correctly ?
Last edited by ramboman (2011-01-29 21:45:50)

I found a working solution, but better solution are also welcome
I had to have fr_CA not only in utf8 but also in iso88591. I had to modify the /etc/rc.conf this way :
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