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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1294735" data-attributes="member: 141969">I have never had any problem caused by partially-watched files, so I think that the file-locked problem is caused by something else.Can you give more details about the error message:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Who issued it? Is it a Windows error message, or is it a message issued by the program that you are using to perform the backup?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">What exactly is the wording of the error message?</li>
</ul>There are two circumstances where a file can become inaccessible:(1) The file is open for write by some other program running on your system (for example: when TV Server is recording). If you try to access that file with a program that requests exclusive access, the open will fail.(2) The file has acquired an ownership which is not the user currently running on the system, and the access permissions deny access to the current user. I have had this happen a couple of times on miscellaneous files on Windows 10, but I have never been able to identify the cause. The solution is to use Windows File Explorer to navigate to the folder or file that has the problem, right-click it, select &quot;Properties&quot; and then the &quot;Security&quot; tab. There you can reset permissions so that everyone has access. You probably need to &quot;Run as Administrator&quot; to do this.-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1294735, member: 141969"] I have never had any problem caused by partially-watched files, so I think that the file-locked problem is caused by something else. Can you give more details about the error message: [LIST] [*]Who issued it? Is it a Windows error message, or is it a message issued by the program that you are using to perform the backup? [*]What [I]exactly[/I] is the wording of the error message? [/LIST] There are two circumstances where a file can become inaccessible: (1) The file is open for write by some other program running on your system (for example: when TV Server is recording). If you try to access that file with a program that requests exclusive access, the open will fail. (2) The file has acquired an ownership which is not the user currently running on the system, and the access permissions deny access to the current user. I have had this happen a couple of times on miscellaneous files on Windows 10, but I have never been able to identify the cause. The solution is to use Windows File Explorer to navigate to the folder or file that has the problem, right-click it, select "Properties" and then the "Security" tab. There you can reset permissions so that everyone has access. You probably need to "Run as Administrator" to do this. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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