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bruschkewitz
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shared folder locks *.exe files on host

Host: Win7x64

Guest: WinXPPro

I use shared folders mapped as network drive in the guest.

I access the *.exe file from within the guest OS - for example copy the file, or only open an explorer window showing the directory where the file is located.

After this, it is impossible to delete/overwrite the file from the host!

Error message tells me the file is still open in VMWare Workstation VMX.

This happens even if I closed the explorer window.

There is no virus scan running inside the guest.

I must delete the file from within the guest OS.

I can't see why the file is locked.

Is this a bug or do I miss something?

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GMoress
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Having the same issue in 2022.
(You'd think unlocking a file would be a basic feature to provide.)

Did you find a solution?

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