Unmovable file

This is very strange. On Vista SP2 32-bit, I have a recently downloaded
file that I cannot move. When I try to move it anywhere, I get a popup
saying there's already a file with the same name in the destination
folder. If I then cancel, sure enough I find a file with that name there
-- apparently a copy of the file I was trying to move.

Thing is, it wasn't there before. This even happens if I try to move the
file into an empty directory. Magically, a duplicate of the file I'm
trying to move appears there with the same name just as I go to move it,
and Windows then complains that there's already a file there with that name!

WTF is going on?

what is the name of the file that might give us something to try to help you
on.


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"Nancy 4" <0m> wrote in message
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> This is very strange. On Vista SP2 32-bit, I have a recently downloaded
> file that I cannot move. When I try to move it anywhere, I get a popup
> saying there's already a file with the same name in the destination
> folder. If I then cancel, sure enough I find a file with that name
> there -- apparently a copy of the file I was trying to move.
>
> Thing is, it wasn't there before. This even happens if I try to move the
> file into an empty directory. Magically, a duplicate of the file I'm
> trying to move appears there with the same name just as I go to move it,
> and Windows then complains that there's already a file there with that
> name!
>
> WTF is going on?

On Wed, 8 Jun 2011 03:27:51 -0400, "Andy" <> wrote:

>what is the name of the file that might give us something to try to help you
>on.


rename it??

On 12/06/2011 4:35 PM, A. van der Berigheid wrote:
> "Nancy 4" <0m> schreef in bericht
> news:islt1h$pgb$...
>> Thing is, it wasn't there before. This even happens if I try to move
>> the file into an empty directory. Magically, a duplicate of the file
>> I'm trying to move appears there with the same name just as I go to
>> move it, and Windows then complains that there's already a file there
>> with that name!
>>
>> WTF is going on?
>
> A process or service is blocking your efforts.
> Get Unlocker: http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlocker/

Suffering from reading comprehension problems, Berigheid? I was not
getting any message about the file being in use. Instead, the file was
being copied to the destination in advance of the move attempt, which
then found its *name* already in use.

Wont work if its actualy in use will give the user an error message that its
in use.


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> On Wed, 8 Jun 2011 03:27:51 -0400, "Andy" <> wrote:
>
>>what is the name of the file that might give us something to try to help
>>you
>>on.
>
>
> rename it??