LNK1168: cannot open debug\file.exe for writing

Question

I have qt project but if I edit my code, Qt creator throws out this error

:-1: error: LNK1168: cannot open debug\GettingStarted.exe for writing

I'm not able even to delete the debug folder (i.e. as an administrator). I have to log off and then come back. What is the problem and how can I solve it?

Answer 1

1. Go to the task manager Ctrl+Alt+Del.
2. look for the name of your running application in your case GettingStarted.exe.
3. right click --> end process or just press Suppr . This will kill the running process.
4. Go back to your code and run the application again

Answer 2

In my simple case (Qt only, no external libs, same error LNK1168) the Task manager showed nothing useful to kill. Only total reboot has helped and error is gone.