LockHunter

LockHunter is a special utility that deletes files and folders from your personal computer that cannot be erased from memory in the usual way.

Purpose of the program

Surely each of us has faced a situation where an ordinary file was not deleted in any way with the help of standard tools. Pop-up notifications indicated, for example, that it was used by another program or another reason. Most users got angry and restarted the computer, hoping that the glitch would go away and the file would be magically deleted. This has happened to help, but not always. If restarting your PC didn't help you, use LockHunter.

Useful functions of the utility

It can help you determine which hidden processes are preventing you from deleting a particular file. The program is equipped with functions to move, rename and copy a locked file, and it also detects circumstances that prevent its removal. LockHunter is fully synchronized with Explorer, so it will not be difficult for you to activate the scanning procedure. In order to start the analysis, you just need to put the cursor over the file and right-click on it. After the program performs the scan, a special window in it will display the reasons that prevent you from deleting an unnecessary document. The software will forcefully stop them and delete the file itself. It will end up right in the recycle garbage can, so if necessary, the user can easily restore it. After cleaning the system from locked files, LockHunter may offer you to restart the computer. You should not be frightened by this - it is a standard procedure. If you don't want to restart your PC immediately, activate the delayed deletion function with a subsequent restart.

Important options

• identifies processes that prevent you from deleting a file using built-in tools;
• forcefully stops processes that use the file;
• gives detailed information about all tasks blocking deletion;
• a locked file can be moved, renamed or deleted;
• it is possible to quickly restore deleted documents;
• synchronizes with the standard Windows Explorer;
• in the documents section there is a russifier, which helps to translate the program interface into Russian.