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Deleting Files (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by cm0002@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] youngalfred@lemmy.zip 164 points 2 months ago (18 children)

In case anyone is interested, there's a powertoy called file locksmith that will show what's using it and let you kill it: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/file-locksmith

[–] mcx808@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

Sysinternals handle is lightweight unitasker for this too, better option for servers.

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