How to delete lock folders and files

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Locked files can be annoying since you can't delete, edit or move them, and it is often unclear why they are locked.
Heret I outline one among other methods to remove locked files and folders.
A locked file or folder is a computer file that can be used only by a single program or process concurrently. The purpose of locking a file is to ensure that it cannot be moved, edited, or deleted while in use.
There are several reasons why your file or folder might be locked. Another user could have opened it on the same network because the file is part of a shared folder on your system. IObit Unlocker
IObit Unlocker is a light-weighted yet powerful tool designed to fix the “Cannot Delete” or “Access Denied” problems. It can “Force” terminate all related processes that prevent you from deleting or accessing files / folders that you need to. IObit Unlocker also provides several useful options to make your work easier, like “Unlock & Delete”, “Unlock & Rename”, “Unlock & Move”, and “Unlock & Copy”. You wouldn’t be annoyed any more by messages like “Cannot delete file: Access is denied”, “undeleted files”, “The file is in use by another program or user”, or “There has been a sharing violation”! Solution for “Cannot Delete” Problems on Windows.
 
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