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fedayn
Asked: 2021-02-12 07:02:32 +0800 CST

Rename folder that contains opened files in a Windows server shared resource

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This is a Windows 2012 Cluster with a File server role.

I'm trying to rename a folder that contains several files and other folders that are in use by users and the OS says that:

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Is it possible to rename a folder whereas some users are working on this folder?

I assume that all the opened files within that folder have to be closed to be able to rename the folder, but maybe there's a more productive way to solve that issue.

Thank you.

ntfs rename windows-server-2012-r2 windows-cluster

1 Answers

  1. No.

    You need to either wait for a time when nobody is accessing that folder, ot to forcefully close all connections to it or its contents (this can be done via Computer Management -> Shared Folders -> Open Files).

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