We may have mentioned this once before, but just in case we didn't: You cannot drag a locked file to the Trash. If you try, you will get a message warning that you do not have sufficient privileges to ...

I am very sure that many a times when you try to open, delete or move a file or a folder, you get an error message saying it is already in use. Even after trying to ...

One of the more frustrating experiences when using a computer is when you want to delete or rename a file or folder in Windows, but get an error stating that the file ...

You know how much it irritates you when you wish to move a file, and you get a message saying the file is locked and you cannot move or delete it. This might happen due to the file being in use with ...

Users with external hard drives or other storage devices may run into problems accessing files on these devices, especially when attempting to delete files that are reported by Mac OS X to be "locked" ...

Microsoft’s file hosting service, OneDrive is extensively used by Windows users to access files, folders, photos from anywhere irrespective of the device you use. Additionally, it allows users to ...

Is there a fast way to lock/unlock lots of files under OSX?<BR>I have 6000+ locked files in my trash, and ofcourse i can't empty them. Even after checking the priveleges ...<BR>A way to force the ...

OK, this is probably me being stupid, but since installing SL I am having problems sharing files with my co-worker.<BR><BR>There are two problems, and I don't know if they're connected:<BR>1. All my ...

File locking has a long tradition in computing: you or independently running software wants to make sure that a file isn’t modified or deleted when it’s needed or in use. Because macOS is Unix based, ...