Delete folder claims folder or files are in use.

"Richard Howells" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.windows.off-topic
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I'm sure this had been discussed recently but I cannot find a trace of the
convo.

 

If I delete a large folder - nothing complex, highlight, hit shift+delete,
say Yes - I will often repeatedly hit the message...

 

"Cannot remove folder [insert random folder here]: It is being used by
another person or program."

 

It's not true.  If I repeat the delete request it proceeds farther,  usually
hits the same message repeatedly.  Eventually all the files/folders go.  I
get the same problem with automated processes like MSBuild deleting a whole
folder structure before trying a build.

 

Any ideas on how to fix it?  It's becoming really annoying.  It didn't use
to happen so I wonder if some Windows Update fix (I drink *all* the
Kool-Aid) has foisted buggy code on me.

 

Environment - WinXP + SP3 - I take every patch from Windows update.

 

Cheers,

 

Richard

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