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title: How to Freeze Data Blocks
description: "*This article reviews how to freeze and unfreeze (e.g., lock and unlock) Data Blocks within the Data Block Editor. Only users with the Data Block Admin role assigned may freeze Data Blocks. For a complete overview, please see the relevant…"
url: "https://learn.assette.com/docs/how-to-freeze-data-blocks/"
updated: "2024-11-18"
category: Developers / Developer Tools / Data Block Editor / Data Block Editor Basics
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# How to Freeze Data Blocks

*This article reviews how to freeze and unfreeze (e.g., lock and unlock) Data Blocks within the Data Block Editor. Only users with the Data Block Admin role assigned may freeze Data Blocks. For a complete overview, please see the relevant article on the [Data Block Editor](https://learn.assette.com/docs/data-objects-editor-overview/)*.

## "Freezing" vs. "Locking" Data Blocks

Freezing a Data Block allows Data Block Admins to prevent users from making edits to the selected Data Block until the Data Block is un-frozen. The "Lock" functionality, on the other hand is an automatic function of Assette which automatically locks the Data Block when

![How to Freeze Data Blocks 1](https://learn.assette.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-75.png)

## Freezing Data Blocks

To freeze a Data Block, click on the advanced actions button to the right of the Data Block and select "Freeze" from the dropdown menu. To un-freeze a Data Block, click on the advanced actions button to the right of the Data Block and select "Un-freeze" from the dropdown menu.

![How to Freeze Data Blocks 2](https://learn.assette.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-74-1024x355.png)