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"Folder in Use" dialog doesn't specify which program is using the folder

Submitted by migueld on May 13, 2009 to Annoyance

"Folder in Use" dialog says "The action can't be completed because the folder is open in another program. Close the program and try again"

The problem is that it doesn't specify which program, so the user may not know how to solve the issue easily.

Specify the program or process where the folder is open. This allows the user to easily identify it to take proper action.

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Discussion (3 comments)

damienisrad wrote on March 9, 2010, 11:32pm

This happens to me ALL the time! It is extremely annoying and I wish this would get fixed immediately. The worst part is that it seems to fix itself and let me rename/delete the folder/file in a few minutes, even if I don't change anything.

Cecilia wrote on April 18, 2010, 11:55pm

So there is no fix to this? Just close down and wait for it not to happen again?

xpclient wrote on August 27, 2010, 3:26pm

The irony is that a new API, IFileIsInUse was introduced in Vista to address this but Explorer itself doesn't use it?

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