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Guest Kai Apel
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Dear NG,

 

ich have copied some files to the new Windows 2008 Server and now I

couldn`t delete a folder, Windows said, that a process is using this

folder. There are no files inside and i have tried with unlocker and

change the rights of the folder, trying to delete with the commandline

- no result. How could I see, wich prozess is using this folder? And

how can i delete it - thx for any idea!

 

Kai Apel(Berlin)

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Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)
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Re: Couldn't delete Folder at Windows 2008 Server

 

 

"Kai Apel" <mail@kaiapel.de> wrote in message

news:a6ff5ea3-3082-4003-9682-1706e16c6606@d77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

> Dear NG,

>

> ich have copied some files to the new Windows 2008 Server and now I

> couldn`t delete a folder, Windows said, that a process is using this

> folder. There are no files inside and i have tried with unlocker and

> change the rights of the folder, trying to delete with the commandline

> - no result. How could I see, wich prozess is using this folder? And

> how can i delete it - thx for any idea!

>

> Kai Apel(Berlin)

 

Here are a few options:

- Reboot the server in Safe Mode, then delete the folder.

- Reboot the server into Recovery Console mode, then delete the folder.

- Reboot the server with your Bart PE boot CD, then delete the folder.

 

I consider that a Bart PE boot CD is a indispensible tool for a

system administrator.

Guest Kai Apel
Posted

Re: Couldn't delete Folder at Windows 2008 Server

 

> I consider that a Bart PE boot CD is a indispensible tool for a

> system administrator.

 

shure - I have one, but I would know, what is happen there and if

exist a solution without restart!

 

thx for the answer

 

Kai

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)
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Re: Couldn't delete Folder at Windows 2008 Server

 

 

"Kai Apel" <mail@kaiapel.de> wrote in message

news:78bfdf8f-d834-424f-84cf-3801e1acbb3e@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>> I consider that a Bart PE boot CD is a indispensible tool for a

>> system administrator.

>

> shure - I have one, but I would know, what is happen there and if

> exist a solution without restart!

>

> thx for the answer

>

> Kai

>

 

You can try and identify the process that has locked the file. Here

are a few commands that might tell you:

net session

net file

handle.exe (http://www.SysInternals.com)

oh.exe

(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=275D9F7A-83B2-4FB1-9B6A-DE8D28F72329&displaylang=en)

(requires a reboot after installation . . .)

openfiles.exe

compmgmt.msc" / Shared Folders / Open Files

fsmgmt.msc

Guest Kai Apel
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Re: Couldn't delete Folder at Windows 2008 Server

 

Good to know.

 

Thx for the help

 

Kai

Guest Kai Apel
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Re: Couldn't delete Folder at Windows 2008 Server

 

Okay - with ProcessExplorer I could identify, that SYSTEM was using

the folder - so I have killed the process and see - I could delete the

folder.

 

Kai

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)
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Re: Couldn't delete Folder at Windows 2008 Server

 

 

"Kai Apel" <mail@kaiapel.de> wrote in message

news:b264a0aa-2288-43a6-8594-de6cdbdc77ef@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

> Okay - with ProcessExplorer I could identify, that SYSTEM was using

> the folder - so I have killed the process and see - I could delete the

> folder.

>

> Kai

 

Thanks for the feedback.


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