# Ignore locked files

**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/ignore-locked-files/4326
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 10, 2018, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/ignore-locked-files/4326 "2018-08-10T07:43:33Z")
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#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/ignore-locked-files/4326/9 "2020-01-12T14:36:36Z")

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Duplicati must run with elevated rights for it to be able to utilize snapshots. If you have a default Duplicati install that runs under your user process, it won’t have permission.

One method is to switch to running Duplicati as a service. This may require you to move your Duplicati configuration and sqlite folder.

An alternative (the one I use) is to leave Duplicati as something that runs in my profile, but instead of using the shortcut in Startup, use Task Manager to launch it. You can configure a task to be triggered at your user logon, and the task can be configured to run with elevated rights (without a UAC prompt).

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