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.

To delete a file when it is open in another program, first close the program using the file. If the program is unresponsive, press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to launch Task Manager, find the program, and ...

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It won't work through the command prompt either if another program has locked the file. To find out what program has locked a file, use WhoLockMe.

Once you have it installed, you can simply right-click the stubborn file and select Unlocker. Then you select the file from the program’s list, select Delete from the pull-down menu in the lower ...