Unlocker helps you to delete files locked by processes
Version Tested: 1.8.7
Description: Have you ever seen some error messages like the following in Windows?
- Cannot delete file: Access is denied
- There has been a sharing violation.
- The source or destination file may be in use.
- The file is in use by another program or user.
- Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.
Surely you encounter them once in a while? I often do, as I always organize my files around after finishing work with them. Sometimes, after you edit a Word document, saved it, and closed the MS Word application, and tried to move the file somewhere else, the first error in the list above might show up. This means that the stubborn Windows is thinking that the file is still in use, and it’s all Microsoft to blame. Right?
Actually, no. This is to ensure that the file system will not become corrupted, so it has to be stubborn and very 
annoying. However, there is a solution that can make Windows soften. That is Unlocker.
Unlocker installs an entry in the right-click context menu of every file and folder for Windows Explorer. When you click on that entry, a box shows up, which tells you which applications/processes are dealing with that file, and offers the choice to terminate that process and delete/move/rename that file. This is very convenient if you find that you cannot delete a large movie file, but desperately need disk space.
Verdict: I always install this on every computer I buy, and also on my friend’s computers when they need it. They always come back to thank me when they have a use for this program (averaged at 5 times a month, as my friends report). It’s very cool and it’s an app that can never be missed by any Windows user.
Compatiblity: Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista
