Lock Finder

The problem

'The action can't be completed because the file is open in another program', and no program is named. Unlocker is dead, LockHunter kills processes, Process Explorer finds the handle if you know the trick. For VM files the holder is the VM worker process and the fix is a VM action, not a kill.

Features

• Restart Manager names the holders officially, including services and other sessions
• Maps vmwp.exe and vmmem back to the VM and offers Save or Shut down instead of Kill
• Appears automatically when a copy, delete or rename hits a sharing violation
• Close-and-retry for apps that support graceful restart; handle close only as a last resort with a warning
• Watch mode: who touches this file over the next minute

Who it is for

Benefits

1. Know who has the file within a second, with a name and a reason
2. Fix it the safe way: save the VM, close the app, not kill the process
3. Copy and delete jobs stop failing on mysterious locks

Built to be trusted

• Default remedy is graceful: close the app or save the VM; forced handle closing requires typed confirmation
• Never terminates system or security processes

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