How can I know which process hold the file when I fail to delete the file and get an exception of 'used by another process. '?

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I'm trying to delete some file on my code. But I get an io exception and a message of

"the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process"

Is there some way to know which process hold a handle to this file?

http://superuser.com/questions/264902/does-anyone-know-of-an-equivalent-of-wholockme-that-works-on-windows-7 — Eric Lippert, Jul 09 '16 at 15:29

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 09 '16 at 15:35

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Use something like the following application to query which process has a handle on the files you are trying to delete.

answered Jul 09 '16 at 15:35

Anthony Sherratt

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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If you want to check this from your code then you can use handle.exe https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896655.aspx And you will find example on how to use it in Gennadys answer here: How do I find out which process is locking a file using .NET?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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answered Jul 09 '16 at 15:51

Eric Linde

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