How to handle Locked files and Folders: find and view all the locked process

Have you ever faced a problem with any files or folder stored on your system, when try to move or delete them to any other location and it produces an error like mentioned below:

•    Cannot delete [filename]: There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use.
•    Cannot delete [filename]: It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again
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Then in such a situation what you do?

Leave it as it is or just try to look after an alternative solution to do the needful task. If the second option is your choice then you can find a solution with the tool called OpenedFilesView. OpenedFilesView displays, in its own window, the list of all the opened files in the system at present and various info about it like the handle value, read/write/delete access, file position, the process that opened the file etc.

 With the help of this tool you can kill any running process; blocking a file or folder. This tool is extremely useful if there is a file that has been locked by some process.

The tool is available in both 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows.

 Download OpenedFilesView

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