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How to Find What is Holding a File Open and How to Close or Kill the Process
If you are trying to delete or move a file and Windows is telling you that it can't because its open in another process, you may find it hard to find what has your file in use and how to close it. What you can do in this situation is use a free tool called OpenedFilesView to show what process is holding your file open and then either close or ...
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