utility to show what programs or processes are locking a file

[Mike Henley]

Sometimes I need to manage a file in explorer and I can't move or
delete it because some application or process are using it, and I often
I have no idea which process that is. I wonder if there's a utility to
show me that so I can kill the said app or process.

thanks

 

[drussell]

Sometimes I need to manage a file in explorer and I can't move or
delete it because some application or process are using it, and I often
I have no idea which process that is. I wonder if there's a utility to
show me that so I can kill the said app or process.

Sysinternals' Process Explorer and/or filemon are probably what you're
looking for:

http://www.sysinternals.com/index.shtml

 

[Mike Henley]

Sysinternals' Process Explorer and/or filemon are probably what you're
looking for:

http://www.sysinternals.com/index.shtml

Thanks. I need one that I can right click on a file in explorer and
it'll provide me with an option to see what processes are using it.

 

[safesurfer]

Sometimes I need to manage a file in explorer and I can't move or
delete it because some application or process are using it, and I often
I have no idea which process that is. I wonder if there's a utility to
show me that so I can kill the said app or process.

thanks

Maybe WhoLockMe is what you want

http://www.dr-hoiby.com/WhoLockMe/index.php

 

[drussell]

Maybe WhoLockMe is what you want

http://www.dr-hoiby.com/WhoLockMe/index.php

"Doesn't work on Win9x or WinMe", though.

 

[qwerty]

Sometimes I need to manage a file in explorer and I can't move or
delete it because some application or process are using it, and I
often I have no idea which process that is. I wonder if there's a
utility to show me that so I can kill the said app or process.

Remembering, of course, that killing the process might corrupt the file.
There's always a reason a file is locked, so killing the process isn't a
good idea.

 

[Mike Henley]

Remembering, of course, that killing the process might corrupt the file.
There's always a reason a file is locked, so killing the process isn't a
good idea.

The file was already corrupt and I wanted to delete it, given it
inflated itself to 6GB!!! But it wouldn't delete no matter what I did,
including trying to shut down processes, so I got moveonboot and it
deleted it. Highly recommend this utility. Freeware for non-commercial
use. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/moveonboot.html