How to delete a file being used by another program . Here are some practical ways to dodge the pop-up and delete files that are in use by a program on your Windows PC.

If you receive File in Use. The action can't be completed because the file is open in another program even if file is closed in another program, see this.

It'll show you a list of all open and locked files in the system, so you can find the offending file handle and close it—or kill the entire process behind it, freeing you up to go on with your ...

Fix File System Errors 2018375670, 1073741819, 2147219200, 2147219196, 2147219194, 805305975, 2147163893, 2144927439, 107354193, 1073741792, etc.

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A problem with file and printer sharing settings: If file and printer sharing is disabled in Windows Firewall, connecting to network drives will often result in errors like this.