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user2760273

Reputation: 123

How can I identify what application is using a given file on a network shared drive on windows?

I know that process explorer or handle can be used to find out on a machine what files are opened. But what if the file is on a network drive where many machines can have access to the file, then is there a way to tell what are all the machines that have access to the file without checking on each machine's process explorer?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 746

Answers (1)

David
David

Reputation: 863

You can see it on the server that the networkdrive belongs to. It depends on the operating system. e.g. On Windows server 2008 R2 you can do it with Openfiles:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490961.aspx

Openfiles.exe /query /s SERVERNAME

In Windows 7 you can see it at MyComputer Right-Click->Manage->Shared Folder->Open files

Upvotes: 1

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