# BlockEdit gone wrong

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/blockedit-gone-wrong/151259>\
**Category:** Rhino for Windows\
**Tags:** windows, blockedit\
**Created:** [November 27, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/blockedit-gone-wrong/151259 "2022-11-27T23:56:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![nsgma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/nsgma/32/604604_2.png) [@nsgma](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/nsgma)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/blockedit-gone-wrong/151259/1 "2022-11-27T23:56:56Z")

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Hello and HELP!  
I have a file with several blocks.  
I needed to edit a nested block, so I temporarily inserted it on 0,0 to BlockEdit it.  
I made a couple of changes but then I needed to undo. As it was really slow, I did a few undos too many, and instead of stopping at the BlockEdit command, Rhino went all the way back until the actual insert of the block… the block disappeared but I was still in BlockEdit mode, therefore editing a block that was not inserted… So, I did redo until it reappeared, and continued to edit the block…  
When I was prepared to save the changes, I could not press the ok on the BlockEdit window. So, I pressed the cross on the top right, thinking that I would lose the edits…  
The BlockEdit window went away, but I stayed on BlockEdit mode, i.e. the surfaces outside of the block still greyed… so, I closed and saved the file…  
When I reopen the file, it continues in Block Edit mode… and there’s no window to save or discard the changes… any ideas???  
N

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**Author:** ![pascal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/pascal/32/479395_2.png) [@pascal](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/pascal)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/blockedit-gone-wrong/151259/2 "2022-11-28T00:29:22Z")

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Hi N - `Unlock` should get your file back to normal.

-Pascal

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**Author:** ![nsgma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/nsgma/32/604604_2.png) [@nsgma](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/nsgma)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/blockedit-gone-wrong/151259/3 "2022-11-28T13:52:31Z")

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Yes, thanks. That is true.  
I found a solution by inserting it in a new file.  
N