If you’ve seen this error message…
…or any of these:
- 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.
I’m sure you can identify how frustrating it can be not to be able to move, copy, rename or delete those files!
Unlocker is a free tool which helps locate any file locking handles running, and give you the option to turn it off. Then you can go ahead and do anything you want with those files.
It’s that simple :)
February 14th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Yah…I get this in my office all the time. Sigh…too bad our laptops are locked so we can’t install software on them.
February 14th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Very handy utility for naive users . For all geeks out there , i would recommend pexplorer available at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx
February 16th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
yet another proof that Linux is better. using lsof and grep you can easily find out what program is using your files
February 16th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
@davidlian:Ouch - overzealous IT dept I guess…
@lucky v: Thanks for the tip - I’m sure the advanced users will love this!
@A.Faith: That’s it… I’m gonna install a Ubuntu dual boot on my new system :)