{"id":565,"date":"2024-07-12T10:21:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T17:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/?p=565"},"modified":"2024-07-12T10:21:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T17:21:47","slug":"finding-programs-that-have-files-locked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icetips.com\/blog_wp\/2024\/07\/12\/finding-programs-that-have-files-locked\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding programs that have files locked"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently had a situation where a program had a file or a folder locked and I had no idea what program that might be!<\/p>\n

I needed to restore a folder from a Macrium backup but I didn't want to just overwrite the folder, so I wanted to rename it.\u00a0 But I wasn't able to do that because some processes had a folder or file locked in there.<\/p>\n

After some search, I found an answer that didn't need any additional software to be installed, but rather use a tool that has been in Windows for several versions.\u00a0 The Resource Monitor!\u00a0 The answer can be found on Superuser.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Run the Resource Monitor, then go to the CPU tab, and expand the \"Associated Handles\" panel - see the screenshot below.<\/p>\n

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Click the checkbox next to \"Image\" at the top of the \"Processes\" list and it will select all the processes in the list.<\/p>\n

The \"Associated Handles\" will then fill in - it can take a few moments if there are a lot of processes running.<\/p>\n

You can then sort and filter the list to narrow it down to what you are looking for, see the screenshot below.<\/p>\n

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Here I have filtered it to show \"C:\\\" so it will show any files on the C:\\ drive that are locked.\u00a0 I also sorted it by the \"Handle Name\" so it is easy to find based on the path.<\/p>\n

You can also find services, sessions, registry keys etc., so this is a very easy way to find things.\u00a0 For more powerful options, using Processs Explorer<\/a> from SysInternals\/Microsoft has more options and is also 100% free and certainly an excellent tool along with Process Monitor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I recently had a situation where a program had a file or a folder locked and I had no idea what program that might be! I needed to restore a folder from a Macrium backup but I didn't want to just overwrite the folder, so I wanted to rename it.\u00a0 But I wasn't able to ...continue reading Finding programs that have files locked<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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