Cannot move or copy files/folders after renaming them - reports as "in use by another user"

  • Thread starter Thread starter Ayush
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Hi

My cousin has started getting this error on her XP home edition PC...

After renaming a file or folder and then tries to move or copy it to another
location she gets the error message "cannot move\copy... is in use by
another user".

But she is the only user on a standalone PC.

If she doesn't rename, then files/folder can be moved /copied without any
problem.

The only resolution so far is to reboot and then its OK.

Does anyone know why the file/folders would be getting locked like this
until reboot?

Thanks for your time and any info.

Ian
 
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