How to determine if a folder is open?

Question

In my application, I am trying to rename a folder, but if the folder is open in Windows Explorer, I get IOException. How to determine if a folder is open in Windows Explorer in C #?

Answer 1

to catch an IOException?

As others have said, just try to do what you want, catch an exception if that happens, and take appropriate action no matter what is in your context.

You really don't have much choice, as I see it, think:

bool iHaveAccess = CheckAccess(folder);
if (iHaveAccess)
{
    RenameFolder(folder,newFolderName);
}

What happens if something else locks the folder between CheckAccess and the RenameFolder call? What are you going to do?

Answer 2

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try {
  Directory.Move("old","new");
  return true;
} catch ( IOException ) {
  return false;
}

Answer 3

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