The Windows operating system automatically locks files and folders that are being used by an application or any native Windows service. Stopping services or closing the applications that are locking the file or folder is not always an option. The familiar message, “Cannot delete file: It is being used by another program” can be an [...]
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Unlocker Gets 64-bit Support, Adds Sucky Installation
Windows users sometimes encounter files or folders that cannot be deleted right away. Windows usually displays an error message explaining why the file or folder cannot be deleted. The most common error message in this regard is probably the “file in use” error. This alone can be problematic if the file is not in use [...]
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FileAssassin Software
It sometimes happens that files or folders cannot be deleted, moved or modified in Windows. There are a number of reasons for that behavior with one of the most common ones that a process is keeping a lock on the file. This can be for instance an image viewer that locks a photo that is [...]
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LockHunter Unlocks Locked Files In Windows
You eventually have to mention the father of all file unlocking software programs Unlocker if you write about file unlockers in Windows. Unlocker is without doubt one of the best tools for dealing with files that cannot be moved, deleted, copied or renamed. There are alternatives on the other hand and LockHunter is one of [...]
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File And Folder Unlocker
One of the first software programs that gets installed on many computer systems is the excellent Unlocker program. Unlocker integrates itself into the Windows right-click context menu. It can be used to unlock files and folders that are locked by the operating system or a process. Messages like “Cannot delete file: It is being used [...]
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Unlocker 1.8.4. available
Did you ever get a message like “Cannot delete File / Folder: It is being used by another person or program” or similar messages when you were trying to delete a file or folder ? This happened to me often when I finished viewing a movie file and decided to delete it but could not because Windows was still thinking this movie was in use. Unlocker is the solution to this weird behavior.