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zridling:
From CNet:
Unlocker is an Explorer extension that allows you with a simple right-click of the mouse on a file or folder to get rid of error message such as error deleting file or folder, cannot delete folder: it is used by another person or program. Ever had such an annoying message given by Windows? 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....

       

This happens often after playing games or when DLLs get shared once too often. Unlocker is a nice donationware solution.

mouser:
i've used "wholockme" to report what app is locking a file, which can be very useful
http://www.dr-hoiby.com/WhoLockMe/index.php

but this app seems like it might be better.

kfitting:
I've used unlocker... works well.  I've also just recently downloaded mst software's mstIsUsedBy (http://mstsoftware.com/c_mst_IsUsedBy.aspx) though I havent actually had a reason to use it since I installed it so I dont know how well it works.  Unlocker works pretty well though!

Kevin

mouser:
just bumping this up a bit - WhoLockMe (http://www.dr-hoiby.com/WhoLockMe/index.php) saved me today, showing me that some annoying phantom copy of winhelp was locking a directory i was trying to rename.

if you ever find windows reporting a file/folder is in use and wont let you delete/rename it, and you cant figure out why, one of these tools is just what you need.

skywalka:
U can use a switch when U start Unlocker that won't report what process is locking the folder but will unlock it automatically.

I've got both options in my context menu.

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