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Old July 1st 08, 06:27 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Ramesh, MS-MVP[_2_]
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Default How do I tell what process owns a file?

Know which process has locked a file:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/processlock.htm

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
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"laredotornado" wrote in message
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Hi,

I'm running WinXP and trying to delete a file from my system. But
when I right click and select "Delete" I get the error message:

Cannot delete .metadata\:Access is denied
Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is
not currently in use.

I have verified that the file is not write-protected and the disk is
not full. But I can't figure out what process is using the file in
question. Any ideas how to figure this out?

Thanks, - Dave



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