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Cannot Delete, Rename or Move a file

November 9th, 2008 by admin

Have you ever tried to delete, rename or move a file and got the following messages:

“Cannot delete xxx. It is being used by another person or program.”

“Cannot rename xxx. It is being used by another person or program.”

“Cannot move xxx. It is being used by another person or program.”

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Don’t worry, you can fix it by using a Windows tool called Unlocker.

at http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

Solution:

Step 1: Install Unlocker.

Step 2: Right click on the folder or file you wish to unlock and select and click Unlocker.

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Step 3: If the folder or file is locked, a list of processes on that folder or file will be shown.

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Step 4: Simply unlock all the processes.

Done!

Download: Unlocker

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

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