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Tool to determine what has locked a file

On Windows 7 I am trying to delete a directory in Windows explorer, however when I try, it tells me a file in that directory is being "used by a process" and therefore cannot be deleted at this time.

How can I find out which process is using the file so I can terminate it in the task manager?

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I use Process Explorer for this http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653

In the Find menu, "Find Handle or DLL" will allow you to locate the offending process.

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Download and use Unlocker application to see which process is locked your application. http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Unlocker.shtml

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