Sometimes, files on the Mac cannot be deleted, moved or renamed. This can be caused by insufficient access rights, or because some processes are still using these files.
Unfortunately, the Mac OS X Finder doesn't tell the user which processes exactly are causing the lock. Also, these processes are often running hidden in the background - so they can't even be quit using the Dock.
Here, Lock-UnMatic comes into play. Simply drag and drop the affected files onto the application-icon (or into the application-window), and Lock-UnMatic shows you a nice overview of all blocking processes. It's also possible to kill these processes from within the application. More Info »
Lock-UnMatic is freeware and provided under the LGPL. The latest binary version can be downloaded in the Downloads-section, as well as the sourcecode. The application is multilingual (English and German).
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File Management
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delete-files locked-files
Lock-UnMatic was added by AbuDun in
Jan 2012 and the latest update was made in
Sep 2018. The list of alternatives was updated Mar 2017 There is a history of all activites on
Lock-UnMatic in our Activity Log.
It's possible to update the information on Lock-UnMatic or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.
