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.

It’s a known fact that if a file is already in use, it cannot be modified by another process. In this scenario, when a program or process opens a file, the OS puts a lock on it, and if another ...

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 ...

We've seen this happen alot at work. Sometimes if the file is closed out by using the "X" to close out the whole program it casues the file to think that it's still in use. Try opening it back up ...