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File being used by another process

Started by shampton2 , Oct 21 2005 10:09 PM

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shampton2
Posted 21 October 2005 - 10:09 PM

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Hey there. I wonder what is causing this. I have a file that I want to move to another folder, but I get an error message that says the file is being used by another process. This has been going on for days, and I shut down my computer every night, so I don't understand how that process could still be using the file. I even tried to delete it via a command prompt, but no luck. Any ideas?

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Summarah
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Michael
Posted 21 October 2005 - 10:25 PM

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There is any easy way to fix this, break the link between the file and the process. A great program for doing that with is UnLocker

Hope this helps.
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Posted 24 October 2005 - 10:55 PM

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Hey thanks, Michael. I will try that.

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