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At some time or another, all of us will come across a file that won\u2019t delete. You may get a message that the file cannot be deleted because it\u2019s open in another process \u2013 but you have no idea what that process or program is.<\/span><\/p>\n And no matter how many times you try to delete the file or drag it to the Recycle Bin it won\u2019t delete. You can\u2019t delete it, move it, or even rename it. And if the file is inside a folder, you can\u2019t delete the folder either.<\/span><\/p>\n We have the solution. It\u2019s a free program called LockHunter<\/a>. LockHunter makes it easy to delete files that are locked by another process. All you need to do is install LockHunter then right-click on the file you are trying to delete and choose \u201cWhat is locking this file?\u201d from the right-click menu.<\/span><\/p>\n Just the facts ma\u2019am\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n Honestly, this is not a program you\u2019re going to use every day. You might not even use it once a month. But when you have a file you can\u2019t delete because it’s in use by something else and is locked, you\u2019ll be glad you have it because it will save you a ton of frustration.<\/span><\/p>\n I use occasionally use LockHunter when fixing computers and it truly is a great program that\u2019s always installed on my computers. It is one of those programs I can tell you that\u2019s better to have and not need it than to need it and not have it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you install it now, the next time you come across a file you can\u2019t delete and you get a message that it can\u2019t be deleted because it\u2019s in use by another process, all you\u2019ll need to do is:<\/span><\/p>\n Right-click on that file.<\/span> Here\u2019s more information from the developer of LockHunter.<\/span><\/p>\n LockHunter is a foolproof file unlocker<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n It is a free tool to delete files blocked by something you do not know. LockHunter is useful for fighting against malware, and other programs that are blocking files without a reason. Unlike other similar tools, it deletes files into the recycle bin so you may restore them if deleted by mistake.<\/span><\/p>\n Key Features<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n >Shows processes locking a file or folder<\/span> Explorer Context Menu Integration<\/strong><\/span> LockHunter Main Window<\/strong><\/span> What Files Does LockHunter Process In Folder?<\/strong><\/span> LockHunter works great on Windows 10 and Widnows 11. <\/span><\/p>\n LockHunter is freeware and it\u2019s free from tricks and bundled software.<\/span><\/p>\n Read more about and\/or download LockHunter here.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Delete Stubborn Locked Files with LockHunter At some time or another, all of us will come across a file that won\u2019t delete. You may get a message that the file cannot be deleted because it\u2019s open in another process \u2013 but you have no idea what that process or program is. And no matter how many times\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4424,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25175"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25175"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25178,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25175\/revisions\/25178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nClick on \u201cWhat is locking this file\u201d.<\/span>
\nAnd LockHunter will help you delete it.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Cloudeight](\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2020\/lhunter0.png\")
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\n>Gives you detailed information on the process<\/span>
\n>Allows to unlock, delete, copy or rename a locked file<\/span>
\n>Can delete a file at next OS restart<\/span>
\n>Allows to kill locking process<\/span>
\n>Allows to remove locking processes from hard drive<\/span>
\n>Can unload DLLs from processes<\/span>
\n>Integrates into Explorer menu<\/span>
\n>It deletes files to the recycle bin, so you may restore them if deleted by mistake<\/span>
\n>Supports both 32 and 64 bit Windows<\/span><\/p>\n
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