1431874 - The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process

Symptom

I am trying to delete a MDF and LDF file through Windows Explorer. The files are not attached to SQL.

I receive the following error:

“The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.”

Product

SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 5.0, version for Microsoft ; SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 5.1, version for Microsoft ; SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 7.0, version for Microsoft ; SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 5.0, version for Microsoft

Keywords

mdf, ldf, service, sql, delete, log, data , KBA , EPM-BPC-MS-SOL , Solutions , How To

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