You can get the same list of open files using the built-in openfiles.exe console tool. The list contains the local path to the file, the name of the user account that opens the file, the number of locks and the mode in which the file is opened (Read or Write+Read). Open the Computer Management console on your file server (or connect to the server remotely from the management console running on your computer) and go to System Tools -> Shared Folders -> Open files. A list of open files on current SMB server is displayed on the right side of the window. You can get the list of files opened by users on Windows file server using the built-in Computer Management ( compmgmt.msc) graphic snap-in. View Open Files on a Shared Network Folder on Windows Server In this post we’ll show you how to get the list of open files on a Windows file server, find out which user locked a file on a shared folder, and how to close (reset) file sessions to unlock open files. To open a read-only copy of his document, click… Other users may see such a message when trying to open a locked file (depending on the application used): The document filename is locked for editing by another user. In all these cases, the file on the shared network folder is still open (and locked) and cannot be modified by other users. This usually happens if the desktop software doesn’t work as expected, the user logs off incorrectly, or when the user opened a file and forgot to close it (went home, on vacation, etc.). Windows file server administrators often have to force close the shared files that are open simultaneously by multiple users.

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