XYPlorer locking PDF files

[hawaii]

You are deleting with XYplorer or with another app?

xyplorer. I'm just curious if there is a bug with something in Windows itself causing XYplorer to do this. I've not used Total Commander is a while, maybe I can give that a shot, although no other apps have issues deleting a PDF file such as XnView, etc, so why would Total Commander have an issue(?). As far as I can tell it's just XYplorer.

Per my previous reply, I'm unable to locate an older version that works without issue. I've gone as far back as 22.70.0000 (11-Jan-2022)... If I wait an hour or so after launching XYplorer the file (PDF) is locked and a PDF was never been opened or Adobe PDF opened. Rebooting does not solve the issue. Closing XYplorer the file can be deleted, or deleted by Explorer. I'll try an earlier version sometime.

[admin]

Can't explain it.

I also looked into the XY64 issue mentioned in this thread and could not reproduce it.

[hawaii]

Tried deleting with current 25.50.0000 (30-Jan-2024) version. I created two new copies of GRID_PAPER_0001.pdf and attempted to delete the third then both the second and third. Seconds apart.

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This is the error when attempting to delete from Explorer while XYplorer is still open. If I close out of XYplorer the files can be deleted.

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Unsure if the ICO in the Windows dialog when deleting from XY and Explorer has anything to do with the issue or part of.

[admin]

It's the standard icon for the "file in use" dialog in Windows 10/11.

[hawaii]

XYPlorer continues to lock PDF files, and finding a version that doesn't is proving difficult. Surely, there are other users facing the same problem.