diff --git a/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp b/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp
index fa1d7145b..4581ad96d 100644
--- a/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.cpp
@@ -233,12 +233,10 @@ bool TMainWindow::LoadFile(const QString &path)
 
         if (not lock->IsLocked())
         {
-            qCCritical(tMainWindow, "%s", qUtf8Printable(tr("This file already opened in another window.")));
-            if (qApp->IsTestMode())
+            if (not IgnoreLocking(lock->GetLockError(), path))
             {
-                qApp->exit(V_EX_NOINPUT);
+                return false;
             }
-            return false;
         }
 
         try
@@ -2599,12 +2597,10 @@ bool TMainWindow::LoadFromExistingFile(const QString &path)
 
         if (not lock->IsLocked())
         {
-            qCCritical(tMainWindow, "%s", qUtf8Printable(tr("This file already opened in another window.")));
-            if (qApp->IsTestMode())
+            if (not IgnoreLocking(lock->GetLockError(), path))
             {
-                qApp->exit(V_EX_NOINPUT);
+                return false;
             }
-            return false;
         }
 
         try
@@ -2726,6 +2722,72 @@ void TMainWindow::CreateWindowMenu(QMenu *menu)
     }
 }
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool TMainWindow::IgnoreLocking(int error, const QString &path)
+{
+    QMessageBox::StandardButton answer = QMessageBox::Abort;
+    if (not qApp->IsTestMode())
+    {
+        switch(error)
+        {
+            case QLockFile::LockFailedError:
+                answer = QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Locking file"),
+                                              tr("This file already opened in another window. Ignore if you want "
+                                                 "to continue (not recommended, can cause a data corruption)."),
+                                              QMessageBox::Abort|QMessageBox::Ignore, QMessageBox::Abort);
+                break;
+            case QLockFile::PermissionError:
+                answer = QMessageBox::question(this, tr("Locking file"),
+                                               tr("The lock file could not be created, for lack of permissions. "
+                                                  "Ignore if you want to continue (not recommended, can cause "
+                                                  "a data corruption)."),
+                                               QMessageBox::Abort|QMessageBox::Ignore, QMessageBox::Abort);
+                break;
+            case QLockFile::UnknownError:
+                answer = QMessageBox::question(this, tr("Locking file"),
+                                               tr("Unknown error happened, for instance a full partition "
+                                                  "prevented writing out the lock file. Ignore if you want to "
+                                                  "continue (not recommended, can cause a data corruption)."),
+                                               QMessageBox::Abort|QMessageBox::Ignore, QMessageBox::Abort);
+                break;
+            default:
+                answer = QMessageBox::Abort;
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (answer == QMessageBox::Abort)
+    {
+        qCDebug(tMainWindow, "Failed to lock %s", qUtf8Printable(path));
+        qCDebug(tMainWindow, "Error type: %d", error);
+        if (qApp->IsTestMode())
+        {
+            switch(error)
+            {
+                case QLockFile::LockFailedError:
+                    qCCritical(tMainWindow, "%s",
+                               qUtf8Printable(tr("This file already opened in another window.")));
+                    break;
+                case QLockFile::PermissionError:
+                    qCCritical(tMainWindow, "%s",
+                               qUtf8Printable(tr("The lock file could not be created, for lack of permissions.")));
+                    break;
+                case QLockFile::UnknownError:
+                    qCCritical(tMainWindow, "%s",
+                               qUtf8Printable(tr("Unknown error happened, for instance a full partition "
+                                                 "prevented writing out the lock file.")));
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            qApp->exit(V_EX_NOINPUT);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void TMainWindow::SetDecimals()
 {
diff --git a/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.h b/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.h
index e55f40ffd..e9225a279 100644
--- a/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.h
+++ b/src/app/tape/tmainwindow.h
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ private:
     bool LoadFromExistingFile(const QString &path);
 
     void CreateWindowMenu(QMenu *menu);
+
+    bool IgnoreLocking(int error, const QString &path);
 };
 
 #endif // TMAINWINDOW_H
diff --git a/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp b/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp
index 05950ad57..6c0712a8a 100644
--- a/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -3444,15 +3444,10 @@ bool MainWindow::LoadPattern(const QString &fileName, const QString& customMeasu
     }
     else
     {
-        qCDebug(vMainWindow, "Failed to lock %s", qUtf8Printable(fileName));
-        qCDebug(vMainWindow, "Error type: %d", lock->GetLockError());
-        qCCritical(vMainWindow, "%s", qUtf8Printable(tr("This file already opened in another window.")));
-        Clear();
-        if (not VApplication::IsGUIMode())
+        if (not IgnoreLocking(lock->GetLockError(), fileName))
         {
-            qApp->exit(V_EX_NOINPUT);
+            return false;
         }
-        return false;
     }
 
     // On this stage scene empty. Fit scene size to view size
@@ -4141,3 +4136,70 @@ void MainWindow::UpdateWindowTitle()
     setWindowIcon(icon);
 #endif //defined(Q_OS_MAC)
 }
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool MainWindow::IgnoreLocking(int error, const QString &path)
+{
+    QMessageBox::StandardButton answer = QMessageBox::Abort;
+    if (VApplication::IsGUIMode())
+    {
+        switch(error)
+        {
+            case QLockFile::LockFailedError:
+                answer = QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Locking file"),
+                                               tr("This file already opened in another window. Ignore if you want "
+                                                  "to continue (not recommended, can cause a data corruption)."),
+                                               QMessageBox::Abort|QMessageBox::Ignore, QMessageBox::Abort);
+                break;
+            case QLockFile::PermissionError:
+                answer = QMessageBox::question(this, tr("Locking file"),
+                                               tr("The lock file could not be created, for lack of permissions. "
+                                                  "Ignore if you want to continue (not recommended, can cause "
+                                                  "a data corruption)."),
+                                               QMessageBox::Abort|QMessageBox::Ignore, QMessageBox::Abort);
+                break;
+            case QLockFile::UnknownError:
+                answer = QMessageBox::question(this, tr("Locking file"),
+                                               tr("Unknown error happened, for instance a full partition prevented "
+                                                  "writing out the lock file. Ignore if you want to continue (not "
+                                                  "recommended, can cause a data corruption)."),
+                                               QMessageBox::Abort|QMessageBox::Ignore, QMessageBox::Abort);
+                break;
+            default:
+                answer = QMessageBox::Abort;
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (answer == QMessageBox::Abort)
+    {
+        qCDebug(vMainWindow, "Failed to lock %s", qUtf8Printable(path));
+        qCDebug(vMainWindow, "Error type: %d", error);
+        Clear();
+        if (not VApplication::IsGUIMode())
+        {
+            switch(error)
+            {
+                case QLockFile::LockFailedError:
+                    qCCritical(vMainWindow, "%s",
+                               qUtf8Printable(tr("This file already opened in another window.")));
+                    break;
+                case QLockFile::PermissionError:
+                    qCCritical(vMainWindow, "%s",
+                               qUtf8Printable(tr("The lock file could not be created, for lack of permissions.")));
+                    break;
+                case QLockFile::UnknownError:
+                    qCCritical(vMainWindow, "%s",
+                               qUtf8Printable(tr("Unknown error happened, for instance a full partition prevented "
+                                                 "writing out the lock file.")));
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            qApp->exit(V_EX_NOINPUT);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.h b/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.h
index c0926bb6f..3411c3bc1 100644
--- a/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/app/valentina/mainwindow.h
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ private:
     QString            GetMeasurementFileName();
 
     void               UpdateWindowTitle();
+
+    bool               IgnoreLocking(int error, const QString &path);
 };
 
 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H