About IObit Unlocker

Unlocker is one of the most complex unlocking utilities. It can close handles and kill processes without rebooting, deleting, renaming or moving the locked files. It also has a few other tricks that other similar programs lack.

A common Windows error is “Cannot delete file: It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again”. This dialog box can be very irritating since you know you are not doing anything wrong. The error appears because that file is currently “locked”, meaning a program/process is using the file.

Many programs will help you with this problem, but the best in my opinion is the IObit Unlocker for Windows.

Features

• Easy Interface: This application is small, fast, and efficient. It has an extremely easy-to-use interface.
• Free: Unlocker is a free of charge application designed for all Windows platforms.
• Clean: Yes! IObit Unlocker is safe. This is absolutely clean software that doesn’t have any adware, spyware, or viruses.
• Forced Mode:  I have tried this tool in Forced Mode which works fine. The feature will terminate all related processes. If unlock failed in normal mode, you can try forced mode.
• Drug and Drop: It has a drug and drop facility. This feature makes your work easier. That’s interesting.
• Low Resource: The installer is less than 3MB. It is very thrifty to system resources. Takes just about 5MB after installation.
• Multiple languages: Normally this tool shows an interface in English language. In this case, you can change its language. Click on ‘More’ on the top right.  Place the mouse over the ‘Language’. Select the preferred language. You can use the tool in seventeen languages.

Be Sure:

1. First, be sure not to delete any system files or folders in system32 directory. This process may cause system errors.
2. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.

Be Careful:

The moment you unlock an object, you should look carefully at the name of the process that controls it. Otherwise, you risk stopping important Windows processes. This process may Windows operating system.

Fix Such Problems

• File cannot be deleted as it is used by an application
• Access is denied
• Make sure the disk isn’t full or read-only
• Sharing violation
• File is being used with an application or user

How to Use?

Easy Method

1. Run the tool.
2. Simply click on the ‘Add’ button to add files/folders to unlock. You can also drag and drop files/folders here.
3. Click “Unlock” or any other functionality you need.

Advanced Method

1. The application is integrated into Windows Explorer. So all you have to do is right-click the file you wish to delete and click “IObit Unlocker”.
2. If your desired files/folders are used by another program you will see the processes that lock the respective file, including their PIDs (Process Identifier).
3. Simply click “Unlock” and you’re done!

In this case, you can perform the following tasks.

• Unlock & Delete
• Unlock & Rename
• Unlock & Move
• Unlock & Copy

Verdict

You know the problem where you want to delete a file but you get the error message that the file is locked? Then this program is ideal for you. The program installs itself in the context menu, so you can access it at any time!