Sometimes files or folders are locked by the operating system. A basic example is a video that you play currently in a video player. When you try to delete the video while playing it, you get an error message that you cannot delete the file right now. Why? Because it is locked by the video player application.
It can happen however that a file remains locked even after the process or application has been closed, or so you think at least. That’s where a program like Unlocker from Cedric Collomb can help you. It can remove the lock in most situations so that files, folders and programs can be deleted without error messages in Windows.
Have you ever received on of the following messages while trying to delete a file or folder from your hard drive using a Windows operation system?
- Cannot delete file: Access is denied
- There has been a sharing violation.
- The source or destination file may be in use.
- The file is in use by another program or user. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use
Everyone gets these error messages from time to time. I hereby present you a tool that “unlocks” the file and lets you delete it afterwards with just a few simple clicks.
The program “Unlocker” is freeware and spyware clear, size is only 76k. Simply install it, then you have a new entry in the right click context menu called unlocker. The procedure would be to right click the folder or file you can´t delete, selecting unlocker, choosing unlock all and then to delete the file or folder with the delete key for instance.
You can download the tool at the authors homepage http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/
The file unlocker has been updated a lot in recent years, and it is now capable of more than just making files and folders deletable again under Windows. It can now delete files and folders if the path is to long for instance. It is also offered as a 32-bit and 64-bit version.
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Great prog! Now I can get rid of all that immortal files!
great now i can delete c:\windows
AWSOME I JUST REMOVE VIRUS THIS IS THE BEST PROGRAM
cant delete itunes :(
your awesome guys… thanks lots