Rotating Knives

Sometimes the little discoveries in life are the most appreciated.  I’m not sure if that’s entirely true, but it sure feels that way in this case.  Have you ever tried to rename a folder and been refused with the following message:

Cannot rename folder: Access denied.  Make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not in use

Some program or process is still accessing one of the files in the folder you are trying to rename, or maybe one of its many subfolders.  But does the error tell us which file is causing the problem?  Nooooooooooooooooooo.  But does it tell us which process/application is still accessing it?  Nooooooooooooooo.  But when I walk down the street do people say “there goes Kelly the bar builder.’ Nooooooooooooooo!

I was going through this pain when i discovered this little utility called “Unlocker”.  It is simple and effective.  Right click the folder that refuses to change, select “Unlocker” and up comes a window showing all processes currently acting on that file.  It also allows you to unlock the file/folder or kill the process.  Locked files/folders can cause problems…..but you download ONE utility….