Under the Processes tab, find Windows Explorer in the list of processes.If you are using Windows 8.1, Windows 7 or earlier, you should follow the steps below: Right-click Windows Explorer and select Restart Restart Windows Explorer process.Open Windows Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc).
To restart the Explorer process in Windows 10, follow the steps below: If a file is opened by Windows Explorer, it will get locked until Windows File Explorer releases it or we restart the process. Let’s discuss some of the instant solutions if Windows is not showing the process name which is locking the file. You can also force delete a folder using similar techniques.
For this, we will show you how to force delete a file even if it is locked. The action can’t be completed because the file is open in another programīut some processes become stubborn and don’t unlock the file even when they are closed and the file won’t delete whatever you do. When I close Foxit Reader, I’ll be able to delete the file without any warnings. Most of the time, Windows can identify the program that is locking up the file, and will specify this in the error message.įor example, in the screenshot below, Windows identifies and specifies that the PDF file is open in Foxit Reader. If you are using the latest version of Windows 10, please note that it gives more details than the generic error we mentioned above. Go to the following registry key and delete your desired extension: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\FilesNotToSnapshot Close the program To copy these files from VSS, you should delete the file extensions from the registry first. Some file extensions are blocked by VSS like. This is how you can quickly copy the file without a lot of hassle.
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