Re: Cannot Move/Delete Files
From: Mark-Allen (mark-allen_at_mvps_dot_org)
Date: 07/28/04
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:12:55 +0200
get Process Explorer from Sysinternals.com and run it. When this happens again, check what 'real' process is holding the file.
There is also a little known registry entry about file caching which basically holds a files token for awhile thinking the user is going to use it again.
-- Mark-Allen Perry ALPHA Systems, Switzerland mark-allen AT mvps DOT org "Andrew Mullen" <andrewm@tradeexpress.com> wrote in message news:565001c47452$94e96300$a601280a@phx.gbl... When trying to delete or move certain files in our file system, (even files we just created) we often get an error that states: Cannot Move/Delete File or Folder Cannot move/delete (filename). There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use. We used to have a NT 4.0 Server and we would use FileManager to close all open instances of the file and then we could delete/move it, however, we are now using a Win2K Server and FileManager no longer exists. We are stuck! This occurs on files on our local machines as well sometimes. We have also tried moving and/or deleting thru DOS Command window and no luck there either. We get this message: "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process." even though there is no processes using that file... Can someone help? Thanks Andrew Mullen Trade Express Magazine andrewm@tradeexpress.com
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