The action cannot be completed because the folder or file in it is open in another program

Question

When you delete a folder that contains the file that is being used, the following Windows 7 message usually appears:

"The action cannot be completed because the folder or file in it is open in another program."

Usually I have 10-20 programs open, 30-40 open folders, etc. In short, I have many executables, and many window openers open.

Does anyone know a simple trick to determine which program is using the file? Does anyone know a simple trick to determine which file is blocking the delete operation?

This information will be very useful for displaying in the "Use Windows 7 Folder" dialog box, but it is missing.

Therefore, I have to close many of my open applications and folders in order to complete the delete operation. This is annoying because I have to re-open them after removing them.

Answer 1

Did you see this other question or this one ?

I use to launch ProccessExplorer and Find for a locked folder.

Answer 2

Closing the Malwarebytes application allowed me to remove what I need through Windows Explorer.