Without a doubt that The Unlocker is the best and its one of my must-install software after I’ve finished installing Windows. If you don’t know what is Unlocker for, it is a utility used to determine what file a process is using if a user tried to delete it, and displays a list of processes as well as choices on what to do with the process (kill task, unlock, etc.) along with a list of file function options (delete, rename, move). Even when I cannot eject USB flash drive from Windows, I can use Unlocker to find out which process is invisible in use that is causing the problem and unlock it.
The latest version of Unlocker is 1.8.7 released on 01 May 2008. It is updated to fix some bugs and also to support Vista. However, until today there’s no update to support 64 bit of Windows XP/Vista/7. If you’ve been searching high and low for an alternative, look no further because LockHunter does the same thing as Unlocker and it supports both 32 and 64 bit of Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and 7. Most importantly it is free and very light in system resource usage.
LockHunter is a free foolproof file unlocker to delete files blocked by something you do not know. LockHunter is useful for fighting against malware, and other programs that are blocking files without a reason. Unlike other similar tools it deletes files into the recycle bin so you may restore them if deleted by mistake.
Key Features of LockHunter
Shows processes locking a file or folder Allows to unlock, delete, copy or rename a locked file Allows to kill locking process Allows to remove locking processes from hard drive Integrates in to Explorer menu It deletes files into the recycle bin, so you may restore them if deleted by mistake Supports both 32 and 64bit Windows
There are a lot of other unlocker software listed in the official Unlocker’s website and most if not all of them can only unlock files and folders but not the whole drive letter. To me, very frequently I get errors like “This device currently in use. Close any programs or windows that might be using the device, and then try again” when I try to eject a drive from USB. If the unlocker software cannot support this feature, then it’s pretty useless to me. Thankfully LockHunter supports this.
If you didn’t know, LockHunter is developed by Crystal Rich, the same company that develops the award winning USB Safely Remove software. LockHunter is still in BETA which means it might have some bugs. If you encounter any, you can make a report using the form at this page.
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