Free LockHunter AlternativesFile Unlockers and other similar apps like LockHunter

The best free alternative to LockHunter is Unlocker. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to LockHunter and 14 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to LockHunter are EMCO UnLock IT, IObit Unlocker, FileASSASSIN and Wise Force Deleter.

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  1. Unlocker icon
     549 likes

    Get rid of error message like Error deleting or renaming file or folder, cannot delete folder: its being used by another person or program Unlocker application was designed to be a very useful Windows Explorer extension allowing users with a simple right-click on a file or...

    19 Unlocker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. EMCO UnLock IT icon
     18 likes

    A neat free utility that helps you to take control of any file or folder when it is locked by some application or system. For every locked resource, you get a list of locking processes and can unlock it by terminating those processes.

    15 EMCO UnLock IT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    EMCO UnLock IT vs LockHunter Comments
    dtoxic
    Negative
    1

    Bloated mess...LockHunter does it better and is only about 3mb

    • EMCO UnLock IT is Free and ProprietaryLockHunter is also Free and Proprietary
  3. FileASSASSIN icon
     23 likes

    FileASSASSIN is an application that can delete any type of locked files that are on your computer. Whether the files are from a malware infection or just a particular file that will not delete - FileASSASSIN can remove it.

    17 FileASSASSIN alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. ThisIsMyFile icon
     4 likes

    ThisIsMyFile is a small, fast tool for quickly unlocking and deleting locked or protected files on Windows. It's helpful for those times Windows locks up a file and makes it so that you can't remove it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Long Path Fixer is a FREE utility for moving, copying, renaming and deleting files and folders with Very Long Paths, that is paths longer than the Windows API can handle (i.e. MAX_PATH: 259 real characters).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Lock-UnMatic icon
     3 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. UnBlocker software unblocks all the files that are compatible with the NTFS alternate data stream security. The software is programmed to unblock all kinds of file including-EXE, ZIP, RAR, etc. It can process and unblock all the files irrespective of their sizes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    SysTools UnBlocker vs LockHunter Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    SysTools UnBlocker is only for unblocking the files from starting it, but not for stopping other files access on the corresponding file.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • SysTools UnBlocker is Free and ProprietaryLockHunter is also Free and Proprietary
  8. ForceDelete is a handy and free Windows utility that unlocks and deletes files or folders which are used by other processes and cannot be deleted. GUI mode and command line batch mode are both available. You can also use it via context menu.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Deletes files and folders with file names that are too long to erase.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. OpenedFilesView displays the list of all opened files on your system. For each opened file, additional information is displayed: handle value, read/write/delete access, file position, the process that opened the file, and more...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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