If you receive File in Use, The action can’t be completed because the file is open in another program even if the file is closed in another program, then this post will help you.

Windows says your file is in use because it's open in another program? Learn how to force rename, delete, or move the file.

If you can't delete an ISO file as the file is open in your System, check if it is mounted as a drive or not. Uses these proven fixes to resolve the issue.

Jugalkumar Kshirsagar asked how to delete a file that Windows insists is open. For reasons that should be obvious, Windows can’t delete a file—or move one—if it’s in use by a program.

I decided to organize my music directory and was plagued by "Can't rename/move this directory as it's in use by another program".

I get a message saying: "The action can't be completed because the folder is open in another progam", even though it isn't.<BR><BR>It doesn't matter if I try closing ALL running programs ...