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File Governor

NoVirusThanks File Governor 2.6.0

File Governor is a program that unlocks files and folders in the system, allowing normal file operations despite OS restrictions for in-use files. Learn what's new on this latest version. Click here if the download does not begin automatically.

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More about File Governor

File Governor is an advanced program which allows for files and folders within the system to be unlocked so that normal file I/O operations can be completed when normally they would not be able to be due to operating system restrictions for files currently in use. Once a file or folder is unlocked you will be able to force-close the file's handle, rename, delete, etc. Effectively unlock locked files and folders

Once a file or folder is unlocked you will be able to force-close the file's handle, rename, delete, etc. I am sure that at least one time, you have run into a situation where you wanted to delete a file, but Windows wouldn't allow you to do it because the file was already in use by another program or because the access to the file you wanted to delete was denied for some reasons. In this case you should know these messages: Read more.

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