00:00 Oct 26, 2009
Free locked system files
Platform : Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Type: freeware
Manufacturer: Cedrick Nitch
Size: 238KB
Rating:
Verdict: Effective tool for attempting to free locked files and often saves a reboot
When you work with a number of files, opening and closing applications, you’ll often find that some files become ‘locked’ and can’t be moved to another location or deleted from your drive. Often these files cannot be unlocked until you restart or shutdown your computer. Once you do this, the tool that was using the file will reset. However, this takes time and is a major inconvenience as you need to reset your machine simply to move files around your computer.
Unlocker is a simple tool that will free up the system resource(s) that are locking access to a particular file. It’s easy to use too. It simply resides in your right-mouse button system menu so, simply right-click on the file you want to unlock and select ‘unlocker’.
Issue: 137 | June, 2012