After importing model from a different file I cannot change it I created a model in an alternate file and I am unable to edit anything (modes and materials) if I change modes it says:

This applies for any mode. I went to edit&gt; lock object modes OFF and that didn't help. Further more the materials are locked.

How can I go about fixing this
To fix this I found that you can select the object hit the object button in the top left corner&gt;Relations&gt;Make Local&gt;All this separates the link and works!