torrent error: the process cannot access Solved

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Hello, or hi I keep getting torrent errors telling me; the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. What should I do? Thank you

doubledj · Accepted Answer

I found what was blocking my download. It's WMPNetwk.exe. It's Windows Media Player that analyzes MP3 files to find the information and album covers, apparently.

I found this out thanks to the method explained above for Unlocker.

To disable WMPNetwk.exe, go to Start and then Run...
Then type services.msc, and you should see Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service
To disable it, double-click on it and choose Disabled.

For now, it seems to have resolved the issue. I guess since almost everyone has Windows Media Player on their PC, it must often be the problem!!!

ZEck. · Answer

I have the same problem and I just found the solution: download Unlocker and unlock the file or folder (located in the uTorrent downloads directory)!

carneiro · Answer

Hello,

Sorry, I'm not a French speaker, I live in Brazil.
I've been looking for a solution to this problem for a long time.
I downloaded Unlocker and did as you said, for a few minutes uTorrent works well but then the same thing happens: "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."
Do you know what I need to do?

Thank you

rdx79 · Answer

I just resolved the issue:
on my setup, there was a conflict with the Roxio software suite

(info provided by Unlocker)

a little ctrl+alt+del to close the Roxio applications running in the background, and there you go, problem solved

Lostinvista · Answer

Good evening everyone

I'm having exactly the same problem and it's starting to annoy me. I'm using Vista, and I can't download a single torrent anymore!
I checked if Roxio was open but I found nothing at all!

RDX79, can you explain a bit more how to use Unlocker with the torrent file :S
I didn't quite understand how to use it with the torrent file.

kikà · Answer

I have exactly the same problem and I'm also on Vista :(

julius63 · Answer

Hello, I apologize for the late reply but I hope this will help you:

download Unlocker, then install it, and unlock the file or folder located in the destination area of the µtorrent downloads
(for Vista Documents --> Downloads) then right-click on the desired folder --> Unlocker then Unlock All except µTorrent...

There you go, I hope this will be helpful to you.

bruno_villeneuve · Answer

For my part, it worked. I had the error in uTorrent that said it referred to a process that was already active. I was in "*?%$ because I was at 99.9% download (lol).

I calmed down and did some research. With Unlocker ( http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/unlocker1.8.7.exe ), I right-clicked on my "Downloads" folder and unlocked everything as ZEck said. Then, I resumed my download in uTorrent and it finished successfully, and I was able to decompress my ISO. (7m:22s) =D

Good luck to the others

@+

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Brew

alfasat · Answer

Hi,

Just wanted to say I had the same issue when downloading MP3s.
I downloaded Unlocker, which indicated that it was indeed the RoxioDb9.exe process accessing the MP3 files.
I suppose this program scans for new MP3 files on the hard drive to add them to its audio file database, and as a result, accesses a file that is currently being written to by µTorrent.
I stopped the Windows service "Roxio Hard Drive Watcher 9" (Task Manager > Services tab > Services button). And it seems to work...

That's it.

See you!

julius63 · Answer

JEBI me too it did that to me, but insisting 3 or 4 times more problems... Hoping you get through it!

THOMAS · Answer

Hello everyone,  Just right-click on the file being downloaded and select "force start" and you're good to go ;)

Ctol · Answer

Hello,

I downloaded Unlocker, "unlock everything," in my Download folder, but it's causing all my previously downloaded files to show "Error: invalid descriptor," and when I force restart the file I'm trying to download, it gets blocked again after a few minutes (with the title message of this topic).
What should I do? :(

chouchen · Answer

Hi everyone!

I managed to solve this problem on my end with Unlocker as well. It wasn't Roxio that was blocking it for me, but apparently Google Desktop.
Basically, once Unlocker is installed, you just need to right-click on the destination folder of your downloads and select Unlocker from the menu.
Then, after a few seconds, an Unlocker window opens showing each process using the files in that folder.
You just need to select all those processes EXCEPT the uTorrent process or processes, and then click on unlock.
Finally, go back to uTorrent, right-click on your downloading file, and select start or forced start.
It's all set!
Bye

Nyalll · Answer

Hello everyone, I have the same problem as the others, I downloaded Unlocker, but I can't do anything with it: when I double-click on Unlocker, nothing happens and there's no option with this program when right-clicking on the download in µTorrent? Does anyone have an idea? Thanks in advance.

MuGeN.TBS · Answer

Salut à tous
J'ai un problème avec Utorrent.....
Donc... j'ai la solution.... J'ai installé TuneUp Utilities 2009 et j'ai réglé tous mes problèmes
comme (état du système.performance et maintenance) et j'ai défragmente mon disque (C:)
Donc tout va bien... Je télécharge 42 torrents en même temps.... depuis 4 jours et aujourd'hui il y en a 12 de terminés
J'espère que je vous ai donné la solution

oliwek · Answer

At my place too, right-click > force start... "it's back on". But it's a killer for a download of several hundred MB when it keeps stopping all the time, and you have to restart it manually. I had this problem with scanned ebooks: files in the form (not compressed, so) of directories containing a sequence of image files in jpg or gif (/book1/page001.jpg, page002.jpg, etc.).
What messed up these downloads was an antimalware (in its paid form, i.e., with a module that runs with Windows and constantly runs in the background): Malwarebyte's Antimalware.
Disabling the module solved the issue.

Clem · Answer

I uninstalled Google Desktop and since then it works perfectly.

Fallen · Answer

You are the bosses, thank you for helping me ^^

Uruguen · Answer

The only problem is that there is something else using this file. (For example, you are downloading a movie. If it is half downloaded and you want to watch it already, you will get this error. The easiest thing is to let the download finish. If the problem persists, just go to the task manager, then to processes, and close all unnecessary processes to ensure that µtorrent (or something similar) is the ONLY one using this process.  Bye ;)

lexouss · Answer

Good evening, after testing all the discussed solutions, nothing has changed, has anyone found another solution, and could you please share it with me?  Thank you in advance.

Mas · Answer

Same problem, I just had to change the file name from .rar to .avi and now I can extract it :D Oh, just so you know, I've been testing unlocker for an hour :s

Laz · Answer

Personally, it just happened to me for the first time. I disabled Intel Rapid Storage technology and did a forced restart of the download, and everything is working perfectly. So nothing to worry about ;)

benjam · Answer

Hello, for my part, forced restart in bittorrent works for a few seconds then it stops again. unlocker finds nothing to unlock...

sam · Answer

Even sandboxed, the program crashes; it's from BitTorrent itself...

Milo, from Scorpio · Answer

Well, I solved my issue with the comment from I don't remember who. ^^  For me, on Vista, it was Windows Defender that was being annoying. Since I already have Avast as an antivirus, I think they were conflicting. In any case, it is well known that Windows Defender is a pile of **** from *****. ^^ So, maybe try that.  (Now, if you do this, get another antivirus, okay! Don't stay unprotected or it will be even worse). The free Avast is the one I use but there are others.  Best regards.

majus · Answer

I had the same problem with an iso file in utorrent. For me, it was the virtual drive daemon tools that was using the iso. I ejected the virtual disk (this PC - right click on the virtual drive) and everything is fine.

Sheldon24 · Answer

So, I just read everything.  For my part, I struggled for months and just thought of AVAST.  In active protection settings, temporarily uncheck the "file agent" download time.  There you go, before this fix, it would bug me every 3 minutes and now it's been 15 minutes without any issues. Let's hope.

Gio_55 · Answer

I'm replying a bit late, but for those who have the issue on Windows 8 or Windows 10, here’s what to do:

If at the end of the download it says "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process etc..."

It’s "WMPNetwk.exe." that is blocking it.
Just type "service" in the search bar at the bottom left of your desktop and click on it.

Then, look for "Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service"
double-click on it and you will see in the "General" tab
there is "Startup type" and you click on "Disabled"

Go back to your Torrent, right-click and hit
"Force Start"

There you go, the download will finish smoothly :)
Remember to set it back to how it was before, especially ^^

Hoping to have helped you.

Torrent error: the process cannot access

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