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File Explorer "The action can't be completed because the folder/file is open in another program"
WHICH PROGRAM?! |
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File Explorer "The action can't be completed because the folder/file is open in another program"
Per John Doe:
WHICH PROGRAM?! Don't you just *love* it when Windows throws a notification like that? "Something's wrong, we probably know exactly what... but we're going to let you figure it out..." -- Pete Cresswell |
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File Explorer "The action can't be completed because the folder/fileis open in another program"
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per John Doe: WHICH PROGRAM?! Don't you just *love* it when Windows throws a notification like that? "Something's wrong, we probably know exactly what... but we're going to let you figure it out..." That's a tradition in computing. In Windows, a third-party program like Sysinternals Handle or Sysinternals Process Explorer, may help you figure it out. But the issue is far from "user friendly". http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...rnals/bb896653 Unix had the same tradition. Some of the programs listed here, were some of the first things I added to my Unix box at work. Because it sported the same annoying issue. The worst on boxes like that, was when the CD tray wouldn't open, because the CD would not dismount, and all because some "file was open". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lsof Somewhere in my travels, I've seen an OS that *did* list open handles on a file, without teasing you. But I can't remember exactly where I saw that now. Paul |
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File Explorer "The action can't be completed because the folder/file is open in another program"
(PeteCresswell) posted this via
: Per John Doe: WHICH PROGRAM?! Don't you just *love* it when Windows throws a notification like that? "Something's wrong, we probably know exactly what... but we're going to let you figure it out..." You're right of course. Like in task manager, you should be able to hover over the process and get a path balloon... same with PID, you should be able to hover over that and identify the dependenc[y][ies] because if the system can display the end of the string, it certainly had to obtain that from the path - and it'd be a small matter of a tiny piece of code to acomplish the complete picture. Apparently the millionaires who design these operating systems don't bother to use them... At some level they even insulate themselves from any meaningful feedback for sure. Sometimes you just have a picture or text file still open in the folder... Sometimes a 3rd party process kept a handle open even though you've closed it... 2 freewares that I ocassionally use are "Unlocker" and/or "LockHunter". http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/ http://lockhunter.com/ It's just easier than trying to change Microsoft's mind[s]. -- I AM Bucky Breeder, (*(^; and my only New Year Resolution is: to totally focus on my inner "AWESOMENESS!" (Because I'm not entirely comfortable with the words "Hero;" "Genius;" and "Legendary.") http://tinyurl.com/7fude4d |
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File Explorer "The action can't be completed because the folder/file is open in another program"
Per Bucky "Wurk Arownd" Breeder:
You're right of course. Like in task manager, you should be able to hover over the process and get a path balloon... same with PID, you should be able to hover over that and identify the dependenc[y][ies] because if the system can display the end of the string, it certainly had to obtain that from the path - and it'd be a small matter of a tiny piece of code to acomplish the complete picture. Apparently the millionaires who design these operating systems don't bother to use them... At some level they even insulate themselves from any meaningful feedback for sure. Yet they spend all that effort moving the furniture around with each new release...... -) -- Pete Cresswell |
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File Explorer "The action can't be completed because thefolder/file is open in another program"
On Saturday, December 28, 2013 4:45:40 AM UTC+8, John Doe wrote:
WHICH PROGRAM?! Open Task Manager and find out. You expect the OS do to everything for you? Stupid DOH! John Doe. RL |
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File Explorer "The action can't be completed because the folder/file is open in another program"
A Google Groups troll on a subject that's way over its head...
-- RayLopez99 raylopez88 gmail.com wrote: X-Received: by 10.66.149.67 with SMTP id ty3mr27099677pab.27.1388469908983; Mon, 30 Dec 2013 22:05:08 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.49.116.169 with SMTP id jx9mr898195qeb.0.1388469908879; Mon, 30 Dec 2013 22:05:08 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendiu m.com!news.snarked.org!newsfeed.news.ucla.edu!usen et.stanford.edu!a5no1690715pbg.1!news-out.google.com!p7ni1129qat.0!nntp.google.com!p15no 52295367qaj.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000go o.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 22:05:08 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: l9kotk$pnh$1 dont-email.me Complaints-To: groups-abuse google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=206.196.103.214; posting-account=fRZa_AkAAACE3nlFA9zM1Eq00OKq1Ycq NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.196.103.214 References: l9kotk$pnh$1 dont-email.me User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: 185c515a-e0a8-4a08-b2e0-899ce5b4bdd5 googlegroups.com Subject: File Explorer "The action can't be completed because the folder/file is open in another program" From: RayLopez99 raylopez88 gmail.com Injection-Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 06:05:08 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Xref: news.eternal-september.org alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:29101 On Saturday, December 28, 2013 4:45:40 AM UTC+8, John Doe wrote: WHICH PROGRAM?! Open Task Manager and find out. You expect the OS do to everything for you? Stupid DOH! John Doe. RL |
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