I would like to know who is locking a file (win32). I know about WhoLockMe, but I would like a command-line tool which does more or less the same thing.
I also looked at this question, but it seems only applicable for files opened remotely.
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Handle should do the trick.
Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Handle is a utility that displays information about open handles for any process in the system. You can use it to see the programs that have a file open, or to see the object types and names of all the handles of a program.
handle.exe http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896655.aspx
THis has helped me sooooo many times....
In my case Handle.exe did not help.
Simple program from official Microsoft called Process Explorer was useful.
Just open as administrator and press Ctrl+f, type part of file name it will show process using file.
Handle didn't find that WhatsApp is holding lock on a file .tmp.node in temp folder. ProcessExplorer - Find works better Look at this answer https://superuser.com/a/399660
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