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How can I find out which process is using a file in a directory that I am trying to delete?
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Possible Duplicate: Tool to determine what has locked a file On Windows 7 I am trying to delete a directory in Windows explorer, however when I try, it tells me a file in that directory is being "used by a process" and therefore cannot be deleted at this time. How can I find out which process is us…
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I use Process Explorer for this http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653 In the Find menu, "Find Handle or DLL" will allow you to locate the offending process.
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