Cannot delete file: There has been a sharing violation

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Erik

Hello,

What should I do in order to delete a file when I get the message:

"Cannot delete file: There has been a sharing violation. The source or
destination file may be in use."

Any help?

Thanks,

Erik
 
The file is on a server (IIS). Any way to do it without rebooting?

Thanks,

Erik




Pegasus (MVP) said:
Press F8 during the boot phase to get into Safe Mode,
then delete the file.
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You can try and identify the locking agent with one of these:

nthandle.exe from SysInternals
oh.exe (Win2000 Resource Kit)
compmgmt.msc"-Shared Folders-Open Files


Erik said:
The file is on a server (IIS). Any way to do it without rebooting?

Thanks,

Erik




Pegasus (MVP) said:
Press F8 during the boot phase to get into Safe Mode,
then delete the file.
Click to expand...
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