How do I delete a file which is locked by another process in C#?
c#, file-locking
Solution
Killing other processes is not a healthy thing to do. If your scenario involves something like uninstallation, you could use the `MoveFileEx` API function to mark the file for deletion upon next reboot.
If it appears that you really need to delete a file in use by another process, I'd recommend re-considering the actual problem before considering any solutions.
Problem
I'm looking for a way to delete a file which is locked by another process using C#. I suspect the method must be able to find which process is locking the file (perhaps by tracking the handles, although I'm not sure how to do this in C#) then close that process before being able to complete the file delete using `File.Delete()`.