"Error moving file" when file is in use by other programs.

[Guest Amaw Opaw]

I was reorganizing some of my video files and one of them refused to move

because according to Windows, another program was using it.

 

I used Task Manager to look at the open processes, but I couldn't find any

that would normally use a movie clip, nor were any media players working at

the time. To my untrained eyes, I couldn't find anything anywhere that would

be using that file.

 

How can I find out which program is using a file when I get this error

message? I'm using XP Pro with SP3, if that helps. Thanks.

[Guest Rey Santos]

RE: "Error moving file" when file is in use by other programs.

 

You find out and delete the filoe using Unlocker:

 

Unlocker 1.8.7

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Unlocker.shtml

 

--

Rey

 

 

"Amaw Opaw" wrote:

> I was reorganizing some of my video files and one of them refused to move

> because according to Windows, another program was using it.

>

> I used Task Manager to look at the open processes, but I couldn't find any

> that would normally use a movie clip, nor were any media players working at

> the time. To my untrained eyes, I couldn't find anything anywhere that would

> be using that file.

>

> How can I find out which program is using a file when I get this error

> message? I'm using XP Pro with SP3, if that helps. Thanks.

[Guest Rey Santos]

RE: "Error moving file" when file is in use by other programs.

 

Not only delete, you can also move and rename he file.

 

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Rey

 

 

"Rey Santos" wrote:

> You find out and delete the filoe using Unlocker:

>

> Unlocker 1.8.7

> http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Unlocker.shtml

>

> --

> Rey

>

>

> "Amaw Opaw" wrote:

>

> > I was reorganizing some of my video files and one of them refused to move

> > because according to Windows, another program was using it.

> >

> > I used Task Manager to look at the open processes, but I couldn't find any

> > that would normally use a movie clip, nor were any media players working at

> > the time. To my untrained eyes, I couldn't find anything anywhere that would

> > be using that file.

> >

> > How can I find out which program is using a file when I get this error

> > message? I'm using XP Pro with SP3, if that helps. Thanks.

[Guest Amaw Opaw]

RE: "Error moving file" when file is in use by other programs.

 

Thanks. I'd never heard of that program before. I'll go give it a shot.

 

"Rey Santos" wrote:

> Not only delete, you can also move and rename he file.

>

> --

> Rey

>

>

> "Rey Santos" wrote:

>

> > You find out and delete the filoe using Unlocker:

> >

> > Unlocker 1.8.7

> > http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Unlocker.shtml

> >

> > --

> > Rey

> >

> >

> > "Amaw Opaw" wrote:

> >

> > > I was reorganizing some of my video files and one of them refused to move

> > > because according to Windows, another program was using it.

> > >

> > > I used Task Manager to look at the open processes, but I couldn't find any

> > > that would normally use a movie clip, nor were any media players working at

> > > the time. To my untrained eyes, I couldn't find anything anywhere that would

> > > be using that file.

> > >

> > > How can I find out which program is using a file when I get this error

> > > message? I'm using XP Pro with SP3, if that helps. Thanks.