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License:
Free
- Editor's Rating:
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Downloads:
385,462
- Operating Systems:
Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Additional Requirements:
No additional requirements
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
May 04, 2008
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Publisher's description of Unlocker
Ever had such an annoying message given by Windows: Cannot delete file: Access is denied. There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use or the file is in use by another program or user. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use. Unlocker is the solution. Unlocker is an Explorer extension that allows you with a simple right-click of the mouse on a file or folder to get rid of error message such as error deleting file or folder, cannot delete folder: it is used by another person or program.
Version 1.8.7 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
Editor's review of Unlocker
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- Version reviewed: Unlocker 1.8.7
This single-function system utility removes a file's access restrictions, but lacks some common features. Unlocker is unobtrusive: it resides in the system tray; an Unlocker command appears in files' right-click menus.
The application removes file-access restrictions that prevent a user from moving, deleting, or renaming a file. The user right-clicks on a file and selects Unlocker, which displays information regarding the selected file, such as Path Locked, PID, Handle, and Process Path. This program also allows terminating a currently running process. In some cases, files cannot be accessed due to Windows file-access bugs, for which Windows informs the user the file is currently in use--even when it's not.
Unlocker can effectively bypass this bug's restrictions; it unlocks or disables whatever is preventing the user to access that file. This tool would be a lot easier to use if it allowed hot keys. Novices to advanced users will find this free application very useful.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.4 stars out of 148 votes
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Unlocker 1.8.7
Pros: it has deleted a file effortlessly that i could not delete, even in safe mode. now sits in my system tray and will automatically come to the rescue when needed. great tool.
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1 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Unlocker 1.8.7
Pros: ^--^.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Unlocker 1.8.7
"GOOD -- GREAT -- MARVELLOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Pros: Excellent app. With this software annoying windows messages like "Can't delete file. Please close any other processes that may be using the file & try again" are now passe. Best software ever to delete or unlock any file. Great going Cedric!!!
Cons: None. Absolutely none.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Unlocker 1.8.7
"Functionality a good operating system should provide"
Pros: This is really a nice little piece of shareware. It can help troubleshoot what process is locking a file. Often (but not always) it can also unlock the file for you.
Cons: Running the Assistant all the time is not really necessary if you add a Context Menu handler to the Windows Explorer which you can access without the program running. The most recent versions permit you to select which components are installed, so this is not really an issue.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Unlocker 1.8.7
Pros: Unlocks all of those annoying locks when running an uninstaller.
Cons: Get rid of the ebay stuff!
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