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Re: XnView locks directory, can not be deleted till XnView is closed

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 2:37 pm
by xnview
i can now reproduce, if i drag & drop a file on XnView's icon, it works correctly

Re: XnView locks directory, can not be deleted till XnView is closed

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:35 pm
by xnview
user0 wrote: Tue Dec 13, 2022 10:51 am I still experience both issues (case A and B) in 1.4.0
do you have always these issues in 1.5.5?

Re: XnView locks directory, can not be deleted till XnView is closed

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2023 2:04 pm
by user0
xnview wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:35 pm
user0 wrote: Tue Dec 13, 2022 10:51 am I still experience both issues (case A and B) in 1.4.0
do you have always these issues in 1.5.5?
yes, both cases still exist

Re: XnView locks directory, can not be deleted till XnView is closed

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:34 pm
by xnview
right, i can reproduce, but the same occurs with other apps. So i think that it's a problem of windows explorer...

Re: XnView locks directory, can not be deleted till XnView is closed

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:43 pm
by user0
xnview wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:34 pm right, i can reproduce, but the same occurs with other apps. So i think that it's a problem of windows explorer...
just checked:
  • apps that do not lock folder with opened image:
    - mspaint
    - msphotos
    - faststone
    - acdsee
    - nomacs
    - photoshop
    - gimp
  • apps that lock folder with opened image:
    - xnviewmp
    - irfanview

Re: XnView locks directory, can not be deleted till XnView is closed

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:30 am
by xnview
really strange i don't know why

Re: XnView locks directory, can not be deleted till XnView is closed

Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:54 pm
by XnUser404
A really unpleasant thing when working with files.. I really hope that this problem will be solved.