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Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Rename, Move Or Delete Locked Files And Folders With MoveOnBoot

When Windows system process is using a file or folder, there is a good chance that you won't be able to rename, move or delete it. Sometimes this can be confusing because Windows doesn't provide details on what application holds the lock and how to proceed. With MoveOnBoot, you can get rid of these files at the next system restart. MoveOnBoot is a free tool for handling locked files and folders by Windows and other system services/applications. Its usage is simple, just launch MoveOnBoot and you will be presented with all the files/folders that are currently locked by Windows. To move or rename a file/folder, just click Move from the toolbar and choose the desired action the next system boot. For example if you wish to move a file, click on Move then specify the source and destination folders.

Rename, or Move Locked Files And Folders With MoveOnBoot

And if you wish to delete file/folder instead, click on Delete then specify the file path as shown below.

Delete Locked Files And Folders With MoveOnBoot

The tool has a log history of all actions that it had taken while moving, renaming, or deleting the locked files / folders. MoveOnBoot works on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. I tested it on Windows 7 x86 version.

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1 comments:

Meena Bassem said...

unlocker can do that but this one is really advanced.
i'll give it a try