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 [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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IOBit Unlocker, Remove Cannot Delete Files
Maybe you have experienced the following situation in Windows in the past; You try to delete a file in Windows Explorer but get a message that it cannot be deleted. Common messages include “Cannot delete file: Access is denied”, “The file is in use by another program or user” and ” Cannot delete file: It [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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Windows Phone hits 3,000 apps + 1 unlocker
Two interesting Windows Phone stories have emerged today. The first of which is that the phone’s app store now has over 3,000 apps and 15,000 developers. This means we can expect to see an explosion of apps for Microsoft’s new smartphone platform in the next few months. This is fantastic news as many commentators, no [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 9
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 [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Locked File Deletion Software Unlocker Updated
Unlocker has always been one of the first programs that I installed on a new computer system. The software offers a very convenient way of deleting files that are locked by a process. Every Windows user will experience those situations eventually and Unlocker can help the user in this case. The biggest change in Unlocker [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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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 [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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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 [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 7
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 [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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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.