Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
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All files in Directory open Windows Server 2003
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Lawrence Slosberg
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I know this is now an archaic operating systems, but it's what we have...
Occassionally I see a single user having all files in a particular directory showing as open in Computer Management even though the files are not actually open on the computer.
Some testing indicates this might have something to do with File Explorer searches, but I'm not entire sure.
My question is, is there something to configure to stop these massive open files?
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Lawrence Slosberg 1 Reputation point
2022-11-10T15:58:23.157+00:00 Others users or even the same user wanting to open one of these files are shown that the file is already open. They can either open read only or wait for the other (or even their own computer) releases the file. But they don't even have the application or even the file open, therefore cannot release it.
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Anonymous2022-11-10T17:14:40.257+00:00 I've seen where some AV can cause this to happen. ProcMon may also help you to understand the process holding the lock.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon--please don't forget to
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Anonymous
2022-11-11T07:01:09.03+00:00 Just checking if there's any progress or updates?
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Lawrence Slosberg 1 Reputation point
2022-11-11T13:55:20.607+00:00 Havent' had a chance yet to investigate. It's on my plan for today. I'll get back to you this afternoon with any results I find. Thank you for checking in with me
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MotoX80 35,131 Reputation points2022-11-11T14:55:56.457+00:00 If you are searching for open file handles, I believe that you want Process Explorer, not Process Monitor.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer
Or handle.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/handle
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