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[–] 27 points 1 year ago (1 child)

On Linux it just sticks around as a ghost until it's closed. Less noticeable but frustrating in its own way.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago

    Allows the very important 'overwrite files while they're open' functionality used during update. Write all the new files for a service then restart it. No need to reboot the whole machine for that.

    Looking at you, Windows, and your bullshit scheduled reboots.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    install powertoys, there's an addon called file locksmith that does exactly that

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Sure, that 'fixes' it. The real question is, if that information is retrievable anyways... Why is it not a built-in part of windows. You get the error popup and it should just show two buttons: "Ok and "Find which program is using it"

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Powertoys is basically all the things the engineers internally couldn't stand not having but the business won't allow to be officially integrated.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Well for a ton of the more niche tools I can see why they wouldn't integrate them. I say that even though I can't live without them at this point haha.

    But file locksmith, env variable viewer, basic stuff like that... Really should be built-in

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Same when you try to remove an external drive.

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