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Is this folder in use and which application is locking the folder for me?
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whatAppLocksThisFolder.ps1
IF((Test-Path -Path $FileOrFolderPath) -eq $false) {
Write-Warning "File or directory does not exist."
}
Else {
$LockingProcess = CMD /C "openfiles /query /fo table | find /I ""$FileOrFolderPath"""
Write-Host $LockingProcess
}
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Thanks to the user frank from website SuperUser for his solution here

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csharpforevermore commented Jun 2, 2018 •
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Feature must be enabled with this snippet first in Powershell openfiles /local on (some versions of Windows may have issues with this command when running on a 64-bit machine, occasionally reporting the error message ERROR: The target system must be running a 32 bit OS

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