Command-line tool for finding out who is locking a file

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I would like to know who is locking a file  win32   I know about WhoLockMe  but I would like a command-line tool which does more or less the same thing   I also looked at this question  but it seems only applicable for files opened remotely

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handle exe http   technet microsoft com en-us sysinternals bb896655 aspx  THis has helped me sooooo many times

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Download Handle   https   technet microsoft com en-us sysinternals bb896655 aspx  If you want to find what program has a handle on a certain file  run this from the directory that Handle exe is extracted to   Unless you ve added Handle exe to the PATH environment variable   And the file path is C  path path file txt   run this   handle  C  path path file txt    This will tell you what process es  have the file  or folder  locked

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I have used Unlocker for years and really like it  It not only will identify programs and offer to unlock the folder file  it will allow you to kill the processing that has the lock as well    Additionally  it offers actions to do to the locked file in question such as deleting it      Unlocker helps delete locked files with error messages including  cannot delete file   and  access is denied   Video tutorial available       Some errors you might get that Unlocker can help with include          Cannot delete file  Access is denied    There has been a sharing violation    The source or destination file may be in use    The file is in use by another program or user    Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use

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Computer Management- gt Shared Folders- gt Open Files

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Handle didn t find that WhatsApp is holding lock on a file  tmp node in temp folder   ProcessExplorer - Find works better Look at this answer https   superuser com a 399660

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Handle should do the trick      Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open    Now you can find out  Handle is a utility that displays information   about open handles for any process in the system  You can use it to   see the programs that have a file open  or to see the object types and   names of all the handles of a program

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handle exe http   technet microsoft com en-us sysinternals bb896655 aspx  THis has helped me sooooo many times

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Handle didn t find that WhatsApp is holding lock on a file  tmp node in temp folder   ProcessExplorer - Find works better Look at this answer https   superuser com a 399660

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Computer Management- gt Shared Folders- gt Open Files

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I have used Unlocker for years and really like it  It not only will identify programs and offer to unlock the folder file  it will allow you to kill the processing that has the lock as well    Additionally  it offers actions to do to the locked file in question such as deleting it      Unlocker helps delete locked files with error messages including  cannot delete file   and  access is denied   Video tutorial available       Some errors you might get that Unlocker can help with include          Cannot delete file  Access is denied    There has been a sharing violation    The source or destination file may be in use    The file is in use by another program or user    Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use

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Handle should do the trick      Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open    Now you can find out  Handle is a utility that displays information   about open handles for any process in the system  You can use it to   see the programs that have a file open  or to see the object types and   names of all the handles of a program

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In my case Handle exe did not help  Simple program from official Microsoft called Process Explorer was useful  Just open as administrator and press Ctrl f  type part of file name it will show process using file

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Handle should do the trick      Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open    Now you can find out  Handle is a utility that displays information   about open handles for any process in the system  You can use it to   see the programs that have a file open  or to see the object types and   names of all the handles of a program

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handle exe http   technet microsoft com en-us sysinternals bb896655 aspx  THis has helped me sooooo many times

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Download Handle   https   technet microsoft com en-us sysinternals bb896655 aspx  If you want to find what program has a handle on a certain file  run this from the directory that Handle exe is extracted to   Unless you ve added Handle exe to the PATH environment variable   And the file path is C  path path file txt   run this   handle  C  path path file txt    This will tell you what process es  have the file  or folder  locked

User · Answer

handle exe http   technet microsoft com en-us sysinternals bb896655 aspx  THis has helped me sooooo many times

User · Answer

Handle should do the trick      Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open    Now you can find out  Handle is a utility that displays information   about open handles for any process in the system  You can use it to   see the programs that have a file open  or to see the object types and   names of all the handles of a program

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In my case Handle exe did not help  Simple program from official Microsoft called Process Explorer was useful  Just open as administrator and press Ctrl f  type part of file name it will show process using file

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