"The Action Can't Be Completed Because The File Is Open In Windows Explorer. Close File And Try Again"

Oct 20, 2011

I'm on a network where I keep my files but I'm very aware of whether or not these might be open elsewhere. From time to time at any old time of the day (randomly it seems in other words) I'll go in and try to arrange, rename, or get rid of files and I'll get "The action can't be completed because the file is open in Windows Explorer. Close file and try again". Except that the file ISN'T open anywhere.

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"The Action Cannot Be Completed Because The Folder Or A File In It Is Open In Another Program"

May 28, 2011

I'm getting this message when I try to transfer folder to another location on my hard drive."The action cannot be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program."The problem is I don't know what program has the folder open. How do I find out which program it is so I can close it and move the folder to another location?

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Sep 8, 2012

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Jan 24, 2011

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Jan 28, 2011

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May 4, 2011

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Dec 23, 2009

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Delete, move, are the actions -- and i have no idea why the previous text is blue.

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Jan 17, 2009

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Nov 10, 2011

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Jun 16, 2012

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Nov 13, 2012

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May 27, 2011

I have a new machine running Win 7 Home Premium 64, which came preinstalled with Office 2010 Starter. I'm trying to uninstall all Office software, but Office Click-to-Run 2010 won't uninstall.When I try to uninstall it from the Programs and Features screen, I get an error message that reads, "The action could not be completed. Try the action again. If the action continues, contact Microsoft Product Support."I have tried the Microsoft Fix it for Me wizard (How do I uninstall Office 2003, Office 2007 or Office 2010 suites if I cannot uninstall it from Control Panel?) to no avail, and I've tried Revo Uninstaller, which removes Office Click-to-Run from the Add or Remove Programs screen but does not uninstall it cleanly.There are two other Office 2010 entries in the Programs and Features list: Microsoft Office Starter 2010 - English and Microsoft Office 2010. These uninstall without any issue, but Office Click-to-Run 2010 won't budge.

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Sep 9, 2011

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