How To List All Files That Are Open In My Computer
You can use OpenedFilesView by logging onto Windows 2000, Windows 2003 or 2008, Windows XP, Windows Vista as well as Windows 7 operating system with admin user privileges. This freeware is incompatible with Windows NT, Windows ME and Windows 9x.
The function of the software is to exhibit the catalog of all files open in the computer along with extra details like their read, delete and write access, handle value, the opening procedure and file location.
You can also close the opened single or multiple files as well as shut the file opening procedure. When you are unable to delete, move or open a file because of an error message of sharing violation or utilization of the file by a different program or person this software can help you perform the operation by closing the procedure with which the file was locked or by closing the file handle.
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The Explorer Context-Menu enables you to view just the required folder and file handles after opening the OpenedFilesView v1.35 straight from the Windows Explorer. Using this software you can view opened directories, opened distant network files and you can sort the list of files open too.
Command-line options can be used to save the catalog of opened files to text files, XML and HTML files.
The new features that have been embedded in version 1.35 is the processfilter command-line alternative and the drag-and-drop icon of the toolbar which permits viewing of opened files alone through the drag-and-drop of the specific icon to the application.
No installation and extra DLLs are needed. The executable file has to be run for using this software. It can be translated to various languages. A minor limitation of the OpenedFilesView v1.35 is that when you close a file through it the program the unlocked the file may crash or lose stability. The software is unable to close files which the Windows kernel has opened.
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