What should I do if the prompt is being "used by another program" when deleting a file?

  

When we clean up computer junk, we often encounter <;being used by another program  such a system prompts, which causes the file to be deleted. Although we know very well that this is because a background process is calling the file, only the end of the corresponding process can delete the file, the process can not be easily located, open the task machine to look at the process tree is a headache, how to give it out? ? Take a look at Xiaobian to give you a few tricks.
When deleting a file, the prompt is being "used by another program" "

The first method is very simple, that is, using third-party software to locate the background process, such as the ice blade, but some software does not support the above XP system, we can only come through the task manager To achieve it.
When deleting a file, the prompt is being "used by another program" "

1. Right-click on the taskbar to start the task manager, or use the key combination CRTL+SHIFT+ESC to open, then select the performance option to open the resource monitor.
When deleting a file, the prompt is being "used by another program" "

2. Select the CPU option in the console, and then we will see a bunch of running processes in the option box for the off work.
When deleting a file, the prompt is being "used by another program" "

3. Enter the name of the file we want to delete in the associated handle. At this time, the associated process will be automatically searched. We can delete the file by right clicking and ending the process.
When deleting a file, the prompt is being "used by another program" "


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