Unlink of file X failed
Today, as I was switching branches, I came across a problem with several of the project files. Git let me know that several files could not be unlinked, and even after making sure I had closed all processes (mainly VS) were closed. When I tried using the files, I realized they were locked by another process.
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I hope you are familiar withProcess Explorer- it’s a fantastic tool for sorting out process related problems. Run the executable, do a search for the file, and locate the process.
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Explorer.exe you usually want to restart, but if you kill the process you can start it again by starting a new process.
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Last modified on 2019-05-14
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