Unlocker app: how to use all its features

No one is safe from failures in the operating system. Most users simply do not understand what to do when, when they try to delete, rename or move a file or folder, a notification appears informing them of the impossibility to perform this action. And the solution is simple - the Unlocker program. How to use it, what functions does it have and how can it be useful? All this will be discussed in the article.

Feature # 1: Delete Files

In fact, using Unlocker is easier than ever. Now we’ll talk about how to delete a file if this action causes an error when using standard Windows tools. As it is no longer difficult to guess, the application, which is presented in the article, copes with this task without unnecessary difficulties. Here's what you need to do to do this:

1. Right-click on a file or folder that refuses to be deleted by standard methods.
2. From the context menu, select the Unlocker option.
3. Grant the program administrator privileges.
4. After that, the descriptor search process starts, which provokes a refusal to delete the object. If it is found, then you will be given the opportunity to select an action with the file, otherwise the application may delete the file forcibly.
5. In the window that opens, select "Delete" from the drop-down list.
6. Click "OK" to implement the selected action.

After completing all these steps, a notification will appear on the screen informing you that the file was deleted successfully. Now you know how to use Unlocker to delete files.

Feature # 2: Rename Files

How to delete files, we figured out, now we can move on to the guide for renaming an object. The instruction is in many respects similar to the previous one, but for completeness we will write down all the points.

1. Right-click on a file that does not want to be renamed.
2. In the menu, select Unlocker.
3. Like last time, after these steps you need to give the program administrator rights.
4. A descriptor will be searched, and after completion, a window will appear on the monitor in which you need to select an action.
5. From the drop-down list, select "Rename".
6. After selection, a new window will appear in which you will be given the opportunity to enter a new name for the object. Do this and click OK.
7. Now click “OK” in the initial window to apply all the changes made.

Please note: at the stage of entering a new file name, you can also change its extension by specifying the desired one after the period.

Just like that, you can rename the file. You already learned how to use Unlocker to delete and rename files. It remains to talk only about moving, which we will do now.

Feature # 3: Move Files

So, we’ll go directly to the instruction how to use the function of moving objects in Unlocker:

1. Right-click on the desired object.
2. Select "Unlocker."
3. Grant administrator rights.
4. In the new window, select "Move" from the drop-down list.
5. An Explorer window will appear in which you need to specify the path to move and click "OK".
6. In the initial window, also click "OK."

Now you know everything about how to use Unlocker. In the end, there is a huge similarity between the three actions. In any case, the program is not loaded with a bulky interface, and everyone can figure it out.