Error Deleting file or folder

[Daeman]

This mesage keeps poping-up every time I try deleting a file that utorrent has indexed:

"Cannot delete ....... : It is being used by another person or program

Close any programs that might be using the file and try again."

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This problem first appeared when I tried to delete something in the Completed Downloads folder. The odd thing was that the download had suposedly completed and the torrent removed from the list.

I tried moving the file... instead it made a copy of itself when dragged on the desktop or displayed a "Error Moving File or Folder" message when I tried cut-paste, and again made a copy of itself. Strangely these copies CAN be Deleted but the original dosen't budge.

And the same thing happened when I tried making a torrent. I hit Ctrl-N selected

Add Directory selected the folder and hit OK... but then I realized that I had to add some files, so I hit Close... But now the whole folder wouldn't move, I can't even rename it.

I tried turning off Indexing Service, even closing utorrent... nothing.

My guess is that it has something to do with the file still being used by utorrent.

If someone knows how I could fix this please reply.

[Firon]

Install process explorer and see what's actually locking it.

[bu10may]

i have a program that is called "unlocker" and it will do the same as process explorer, thats a common problem, just be careful with it, it can allow you to delete important system files that are not to be deleted

[Daeman]

Thanks for the tip on Process Explorer guys ... thankfully it was just one of those problems that go away by themselves(could be because I repaired NET 2.0)

BTW I did notice that after restarting the problem went away so it could be because utorrent failed to uncheck the files as being used.