file in use

When using a Windows PC, it's not uncommon to encounter the frustrating "File in Use" error message when attempting to delete a file that's actively being utilized by another program. This error can prevent the deletion, renaming, or moving of the file in question. Many users may see a warning...

I have a log file that is waiting for an answer to the overwrite command. I can't delete the log and I can't delete the file because it says it's in use(both files) Rebooting is pretty much not an option..... thanks, Linda ile: Link Removed Searching...          ...

Resolves a problem in which you may receive a "File in use" message when you try to open an Excel 2007 document from a remote shared folder on a Windows Vista-based computer. Problem occurs even if no other user is using the document. More...

Hello, I am experiencing a problem in my win7 operating system. I have created a user & the user is not able to write to the C: I tried giving permissions but it gives access denied & file is in use error. how to give effective permissions to the user to use C: to write a temp file. Thanks Amol

I started MS Word and keeping it open, when i try to uninstall it in Win 7, it does NOT give message "File in Use" and uninstall MS Word. Here the main concern is Why the "File in Use" message is not displayed before uninstalling the software???? This behaviour happens when you uninstall any...

I have a .mkv video file which I cannot rename, move, or delete. Every time I do so this message shows: "The action cannot be completed because the file is open in windows explorer. Close the file and try again." If I try to delete the folder, a similar message pops up saying that a file is in...

Hi guys, I'm having some trouble with the Windows 7 RC. I can't seem to delete/move any folders that have a file in them from my user folder. This is especially annoying in the music folder, where there is the hidden album art files. It prevents me from deleting them saying the file is in use...