How can I delete a file that is in use by another process?

Question

When I try to delete a file occurs the following exception:

The process cannot access the file '' because it is being used by another process.

My code looks like:

string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(@"C:\SEDocumentConverter\SOURCE");
foreach (string file in files)
{               
   File.Delete(file);
}

How can I solve this problem?

Answer 1

There is no way to delete a file that's currently being used by another process. You have to close whatever program has that file open first, before you can delete it.

If you don't already know which program that is, you can figure it out using Handle or Process Explorer.