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Number   :  9126
Date     :  2004-11-03
Author   :  Garry Deane
Subject  :  Re: Help! How to copy a file that still opening...
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--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "marselhober"  wrote:
> 
> Dear friends
> 
> I have problem :
> 
> how to use XXCOPY to copy a file that still opening (still
> accessed) by another user? Can i?
> 
> Thank you very much for any answers...
> 
> Regards

If the file has been opened for exclusive use by some process,
then no, you can't copy it. I assume this is the case otherwise
you probably wouldn't be asking the question. However if the
file is open but not locked then you can copy it. In either
case, copying open files has the potential to copy an unusable
file which, depending on the application, may be corrupt.

The only way to copy files which are open for exclusive use is
to terminate the process/application that has them open. There's
utilities available that can kill running processes such as
KILL (resource kit) or PSKILL (www.sysinternals.com) but you
run the risk of corrupting the file or losing unsaved data by
terminating the running application.

Garry



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