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ntl customer · 03-04-2005, 18:52

Hmm ... I read of a similar utility from MS that allows you to 'unlock' a file in use without the need for a reboot or something. Does anyone know where I can get it from?

I've got a problem with a webserver program in that it locks all the files that are in its web directory so you can't delete them without stopping and exiting the server program, so it's a pain to remove/update content, as I need to p!ss around with exiting it, deleting or updating the offending files and then starting it up again.

Sounds like a useful util, but I don't fancy rebooting every time I want to delete a locked file.

03-04-2005, 18:52	#5
ntl customer Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Services: Weddings, christenings, barmitzvahs and funerals. Posts: 860	Re: Cant delete a file, because its in use by another program? Then try this. Hmm ... I read of a similar utility from MS that allows you to 'unlock' a file in use without the need for a reboot or something. Does anyone know where I can get it from? I've got a problem with a webserver program in that it locks all the files that are in its web directory so you can't delete them without stopping and exiting the server program, so it's a pain to remove/update content, as I need to p!ss around with exiting it, deleting or updating the offending files and then starting it up again. Sounds like a useful util, but I don't fancy rebooting every time I want to delete a locked file.