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We’ve all had it happen before. We go to delete some file and it cant be deleted because its currently in use. That’s easy enough to fix. All you have to do is fire up some sort of process manager like Process Explorer and kill the process, right?

Well, often the file that’s said to be currently in use isn’t a running .EXE in file so it cant be killed by a process manager. It might be a .DAT, .DLL or a .TMP file and its hard to tell whats running it.

This is where OpenedFilesView comes in. Its a freeware, portable application that shows you all the currently open files and what process opened them. The application also allows you to kill any of the currently open files listed so you can delete or move it.

This is definitely a handy tool to have when removing viruses that are running .DLL’s’s that are difficult to delete.

Screenshots:

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Downloads:

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  • Stefan says:
    02/11/2009 at 15:44

    I’ll definitely be adding this to my tool kit. Thanks, Bryce!

  • Arif Ali Saiyed says:
    02/11/2009 at 16:59

    Hey,
    Have you used PMW 1.6? never heard ?
    google it today, try it today, if you like write about it tomorrow :)

    -Thanks
    -Arif

  • Miky says:
    02/11/2009 at 16:26

    There’s a better tool named Unlocker ! :)
    http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
    Makes your life much easier ;)

  • gechurch says:
    02/12/2009 at 05:12

    OpenFilesView is great, but process explorer can now find all open handles to a file and kill them (on a handle-by-handle basis – no need to kill the host process). It’s in the ‘Find’ menu.

    The “Find Window’s Process” button does a similar job; drag it onto a window (such as an error message or spyware/virus popup) and it will show you which process has created that window.

  • Web Design Beach says:
    02/12/2009 at 10:51

    Nice one indeed. Very useful when it comes to boring viruses. Thanks for the share.

  • Methical says:
    02/14/2009 at 21:50

    I use . Its an explorer right-click extension and works like a charm. =)

  • Methical says:
    02/14/2009 at 21:51

    Opps.. that didn’t work very well ^^^^^
    Click the link anyway, its called Unlocker. And also has a reference table of why its better than similar products =) Enjoy

  • bytmee says:
    02/18/2009 at 22:27

    I also use unlocker, but it needs to be installed and also kills the entire process, and doesn’t ALWAYS work
    I love portable apps, it’s the way all decent apps should be (no, I am not a Mac fanboy :-)

  • Computer Repair Royal Oak MI - C! Tech Solutions says:
    03/02/2009 at 00:43

    Definitely adding this to the toolkit!

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