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I'm recommending the tool https://lockhunter.com/.
With this tool you can find out what blocks any file and most of the time remove the lock.
EDIT: It is not an answer to the question or the fact that the game spies on its players. I just wanted to share this tool, because I'm using it since many years, and it may be helpful in some situations.
Not much to say (beyond the obvious "why are you using Norton"), but a friendly tip on this:
> In the meantime, the database file now is locked since the program failed on access. reboot or find the process id to release the lock.
LockHunter is your friend. Adds a shell command to figure out what process is locking any file and optionally kill it or delete the file.
Try Lockhunter
If that still doesn’t let you eject, I use Sync to force a buffer flush, remove the drive letter, disable the device in device manager, then yank it.
You can try Lockhunter to remove every active program/file then change the permissions.
If this doesn't solve the problem format and install linux! I'm joking but if you have wsl open it and navigate to the folder you want to delete and do rm -frv *`
f= force remove the files
r=recursive, all files in all the subfolders and of course also them
v = verbose which shows you the deleted files
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So let me get this right. You want to delete this folder and it doesn't let you? Download this program https://lockhunter.com/ after installation, right click the folder and on the drop down options click "What is locking this file?" then when the program pops up, click delete or unlock and delete.
Congratulations!
If you're going to expect other program to "lock" your files and you are expected to get an "Access Denied" error, may I suggest you to try LockHunter, a free Windows tool that unlocks files for you?
It will show you what is locking the folder and preventing you from deleting it. There are several options to deal with it. Great little app and it's free.
Go to MEGAsync Settings, Syncs and confirm the stuck folder isn't shown as a sync folder. If it appears, select the folder and delete from the list. I'd recommend you remove every folder sync and start again. In MEGAsync's Account tab, untick Start on Start up, click Apply, then reboot.
In Windows Folder Options, enable Show hidden files and folders, go to the desktop folder and delete everything you find. If the contents and folder refuse to delete. I'd suggest you use LockHunter. Open the software, then browse to the folder on your Desktop. LockHunter will tell what is locking the folder. Click Other, then Delete At Next System Restart. Reboot and check.
Once the folder has been removed, start MEGAsync, re-tick Start on Start up and set up your required new folder syncs.
First step is to reboot to see if that releases the files. Next, if rebooting doesn't work, you can look into using a utility like this to identify and kill the process that's locking it.
Note that I've never used the linked utility and you might want to do a little bit of research before installing it, there might be better alternatives out there.
I suspect that's more likely to be Parallels-specific than having to do with DBs/Module versions.
Based on 'Error opening source file' being part of the message, have you ensured the folder in question isn't shared (between PC & Mac sides) and isn't being scanned by any kind of backup/sync/antivirus software?
If it isn't clear what other programs may be coming into play, you may want to see if LockHunter can determine what other process may be accessing the file.
And, based on the file being in ProgFilesX86 you may also want to check UAC settings and set SIMPL & S+CC to always Run As Admin
I have had good experiences with LockHunter. It tells you what is locking the file or folder (including subfolders/files) that you choose. While this is somewhat different than what USB Safely Remove does, it can be used to accomplish the same purpose and is free.
Lockhunter: https://lockhunter.com/download.htm
You can also do it with winrar or 7zip by creating an archive of the folder but in the options field tick 'delete files after compression' which will remove it, Then just delete the created archive.
i've had this issue with a couple of games in the past.
i eventually installed a program called "lockhunter" https://lockhunter.com/ which allows you to right-click and find out what process is locking the files within it, and to disable the process. intel management engine seems to be the most regular culprit.
Check here to see if you have any update files.
C:\windows\software distribution\downloads
You may be able to delete the files.
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If not you can use this to easily force delete the files/folders
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After all that follow this to prevent repeats
https://www.howtogeek.com/765377/how-to-block-the-windows-11-update-from-installing-on-windows-10/
First try restarting the computer, then deleting the files.
Next, try using IOBit Unlocker - usually available at the following site: https://filehippo.com/download_iobit-unlocker-h4o/post_download/
WARNING!
The software below will also enable you to delete system files that are required by the system to run! Do Not Use this unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing!
If that doesnt work, try using the following software to delete files/folders (including System Files/Folders) that won't delete: https://lockhunter.com/download.htm
Be careful and I hope this helps!
All the best to you & yours and stay Healthy, Happy, and Safe!
> I tried to choose the steam option but it didn't detect MCC.
Due to a change in a Steam update, our ability to search its Library folders for MCC broke. Steam changed the location of the file that stores the list of Library folders. I've since implemented a fix, but our Release workflows are broken.
> I instead tried to install an old disc of Halo I had sitting around, put in the CD key, it installed, all good. I start up the executable, install Halo SPV3 and get the words "Your CD key is invalid" and I can't fix that.
The only reasons it wouldn't work after the Loader successfully found your Retail (CD) or Custom Edition license in the Windows Registry is because the no-DRM patch failed to apply to SPV3's haloce.exe. Either the Installer failed to enable the setting in the Loader's config file or the Loader was denied access to haloce.exe. This issue can happen with any Activation method other than the passive detection of Halo Custom Edition's license key in the Windows Registry in which case the DRM patch in unnecessary. In the case of the Loader being denied access to haloce.exe, this is caused by either insuffucient permissions (unlikely) or the file was locked/in-use by another process. You can forcefully unload/unlock haloce.exe via an app like LockHunter or Process Hacker 3.
If you've used MEGAsync to download a folder, shut it down, then try moving/deleting the folder again. LockHunter is also quite effective at deleting folders and files locked by another process.
Try LockHunter, https://lockhunter.com/. It will show you who/what's locking the file. This will help you decide if you want to uninstall it. It has several options to uninstall/delete stubborn files. But you should know what's stopping you from deleting it first.
Windows will re-create many files if you delete them and they are necessary. You don't want to mess up something, though.
LockHunter can help you delete files that just don't want to go away. It will show you what is locking the file and help you delete it. And it's free!
It installs in the right click menu.
k than go and fully remove the main folder and or files/apps in it with this tool good luck
Try https://lockhunter.com/. It's a free wonderful program that installs into your context menu. Right click on the file/folder that won't go away to see what's got it locked. It'll give you options for dealing with it and help you get rid of it.
This will show who's locking the file/folder.https://lockhunter.com/
It gives you some options for unlocking it and deleting it. It's free. And a must have imo.
Edit: Create a restore point!
This shows what's locking your file and offers several option to deal with it. It's very handy and it's free.
Install it > right click on the file > select > What is locking this file?
Windows really should have this ability built into the os!
Not unusual. You can have files that simply won't delete and Windows doesn't show any warning at all. If a reboot doesn't allow me to delete a file for whatever reason I normally use LockHunter. It will analyze what might be blocking a file and will delete stubborn files and folders.
You can use software like lock hunter https://lockhunter.com/ to see what program is trying to keep the drive in use. Or just unplug it anyway, if it's formatted as NTFS the odds of something bad happening without doing the safe eject are pretty low.
>One more question, how did you do to replace the file? I get an error saying that the file is being used by system 32. I already unlocked the file for the switcheroo, but got stuck on what I mentio
Zune Software need to be terminated and no Zune has to be connected on the compute, if you still have problem try LockHunter and if it didn't help try in Safe Mode.
- Start the game
- Play few seconds(?)
- Quit the game
- Run the program and select the directory X (where X is the hard drive letter)
- Check what it gives and close the program. Example output
Or the launcher is this open
Edit: Just do what you usually do and then follow step 4 and 5
Its not a read only problem, it could be that a program got them opened for any reason. And i mean opened in "exclusive mode" that means "no one can read/write them except me".
If i were you i would try Lockhunter on those save files/folder to see whats happening.
as it seems some program is still running/using a file in the directory.
using a tool like lockhunter, you could see what program is using file "x" right now and try to unlock it or instantly remove it.
There's File Unlockers for that:
Unlocker 1.9.2 (I believe this one contains extra software during installation. Make sure to not install that crap).
The last one is also pretty old (2013), so alternatives are here
You can try using an uninstaller, most of them have a force removal option that scans for files/registry keys that are related to that program/game you want to uninstall and removes them.
Or you can manually search for the game's folders (in Program Files, ProgramData, AppData..) and delete them (and if there are files that are in use you can use LockHunter to force delete them)
if you know it is not a system file, and just some crap you really want to delete, use this:
if the unlock option does not work, try pressing the option to delete. it works on individual files but also entire folders. it is my lifesaver in these cases.
Exit Steam.
Go to Task Manager > Processes, then if Steam.exe is there and refuses to go away after a while of waiting, end it.
Try moving your files. If they still say steam is using them, then reliquish the lock on the file:
Good luck messing your computer up though because you're not giving much information and I can only assume you're doing something you shouldn't be...
>how do i delete dlls that are in use
LockHunter might help you. It identifies what processes are locking a file and lets you close them.
It's probably running in the background and couldn't get force closed. You can use LockHunter to see what is locking it and possibly unlock it so that it can be uninstalled.
I would also check in the task manager under Start Up to see if it's running on startup. Or you can boot up in safe mode - that should let you uninstall it.
I believe you have followed a similar guide to this but check if you missed something there.
What you can also try is booting any Linux Live CD, connecting your HDD with all your files and transferring them to your Windows drive, though that depends on how big your files are. Then you could boot into Windows again and retransfer everything to the external HDD to save up space.
If this seems too much of a hassle for you, I suppose you could give something like LockHunter a shot.