While there are several approaches to managing "in-use" errors in OS X, you can often make use of the Trash to temporarily store these files so as not to disturb your workflow.

If you see An error occurred while trying to copy a file, The source file is corrupted error message on Windows 11/10, use these fixes.

Windows says your file is in use because it's open in another program? Learn how to force rename, delete, or move the file.

This background program stays resident and detects when you try to delete, copy, rename, or move a file that is in use.

Learn how to fix Access Denied, Error Deleting File or Folder error messages you may receive while deleting files or folders in Windows 11/10.

It'll show you a list of all open and locked files in the system, so you can find the offending file handle and close it—or kill the entire process behind it, freeing you up to go on with your ...

The local device name is already in use error is a typical one on Windows PCs, however for anyone encountering it, we've compiled the best solutions in this article.