file rename/delete

[Arbiter]

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This is simple but for the life of me cannot figure out why when I try to
rename or delete certain files on my pc, it gives me the error message "There
has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use."

There are no shared setting on any files or folders on my system, no files
are in use, I can find no way to remove them, my system is free from all
bugs. Anyone have any ideas?

 

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"=?Utf-8?B?QXJiaXRlcg==?=" <Arbiter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:73295BB6-4CC5-450B-B5BD-2B3B1A5E5583@microsoft.com:

> This is simple but for the life of me cannot figure out why when I try
> to rename or delete certain files on my pc,

Probably because these are files used by the system or applications that
are loaded.

 

[Arbiter]

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No actually they're various files and folder that I've created on the second
drive d: no less. If it was as simple as system folders and files I wouldn't
have posted to begin with.

"Dodo2u" wrote:
Probably because these are files used by the system or applications that
are loaded.

 

[Guest]

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You could download Process Explorer from www.sysinternals.com and use its
search facility with the name of one of the files in question. That will
show you which process has a handle on the file.

Andrew