![]() ![]() Unlocker officially supports Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista (although it seems to work fine on Win7) but only works on 32-bit.LockHunter officially supports Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/Win7 and works on 32-bit and 64-bit.There is only one major difference between the two… Delete the file (or folder) once unlockedĪdditionally, both Unlocker and LockHunter create right-click context menu entries so you can easily unlock files (or folders).Īs you can see, the core features of Unlocker and LockHunter are the same both will give you the similar ability to unlock files or folders.Selectively close detected processes (or close them all).Unlock the file (or folder) in one click.currently locking the file (or folder) you want to unlock Detect and display all processes, DLLs, files, programs, etc.That being said, Unlocker and LockHunter both can do the following: However, in LockHunter’s defense, has been actively developed in 2009 than Unlocker (Unlocker’s last release was in 2008). The first thing you should know about these two utilities is Unlocker is somewhat of a “veteran” while LockHunter is the “new kid on the block” (in fact LockHunter is still in Beta). Now onto the core part of this article: Unlocker vs LockHunter. However for the every now and then stubborn file, file unlockers can be very useful. Now if you continually and repeatedly get an error when trying to move, delete, rename, or modify files, you most likely have malware installed on your computer and a file unlocker will not solve all your problems (it can still help though). A file unlocker, in layman’s terms, terminates all open connections/links to the file in question and allows you to do what you want with the file. So to combat this problem, “file unlockers” were created. Windows can be nasty like that (often times there is useless activity, that you are not aware of, related to handles, DLLs, blah, blah going on in the background even after you stop using a program). Most of the times whenever this problem happens, it seems like even if you close all possible open programs you can think of, you are still unable to move, delete, rename, or modify that bloody file. Have you ever tried to move, delete, rename, or modify a file (or folder) and were slapped on the wrist by Windows because either the file (or folder) “is in use by a program”, you are “denied access” (even though you have administrator access to the computer), or something similar? I know I have run into this problem many times. So, which one is better to have, and why it is better? Lets find out.īefore I delve into the discussion on Unlocker and LockHunter respectively, let me explain really quickly what I mean by “file unlocker” for those that are confused. Yet, both are excellent “file unlockers”. On the other hand relative few of us have heard of LockHunter. ![]() It will run on both Windows 64 bit and 32 bit (though, there are less than 5% of our users are still on it).ĭownload: LockHunter 3.4.2 | Portable ~3.Most of us know, or have heard about, Unlocker. It doesn’t have an integration to Windows Explorer and as installable version requires administrative permissions. The portable version stores its settings in a configuration file (rather than the registry) and save log file to the folder of its executable. ![]() ![]() It’s also supplied in the form of installer but it allows to install the program to an external drive (or even to a cloud drive) and then use it on any computer.
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