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Answer 1

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I assume that you're using Windows. Unlocker is a great tool for this.

Lekensteyn 2010-08-25 11:12:36

Answer 2

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You can use process explorer tool to find it out. I use this http://windowsxp.mvps.org/processlock.htm

ckv 2010-08-25 11:13:42

Thanks. I was able to find the process that was using the file using process explorer. Thanks.

Abi 2010-08-25 11:43:01

Answer 3

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In Windows you can use handle.exe by Sysinternals:

handle <name of file>

In Linux you can use lsof

onof 2010-08-25 11:13:44

Thanks for the response. I guess Handle is similar to process explorer. I was able to use it.

Abi 2010-08-25 11:43:49

handle is a command line tool: it tells you the pid of the processes handling that file, so you can kill it with pskill.

onof 2010-08-25 11:59:04

Answer 4

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A combination of fuser and /proc should work for linux/unix:

ennuikiller 2010-08-25 11:14:57

Hey Thanks for the response. I was looking for a solution for windows OS. Thanks anyway.

Abi 2010-08-25 11:45:06

How to know what process is using a given file?