Find the Perfect Tools

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[edit] Who's got a file open?

I'm not sure where/how to best express this but here's an answer to a question that came up in one of Neal's great talks at NFJS: IARSN TaskInfo [1] shows open files on a process by process basis on pre-Vista Windows. (Maybe Vista, too; uncertain.)


Another way to do this is using Unlocker [2], which offers to close those handles, close or kill the programs keeping them, or just do plain ol' nothing.


My favorite tool for this task (and many others) on Windows is Process Explorer [3] from the SysInternals guys (now part of Microsoft).

[edit] Better Junction Managment

NTFS Link Ext[4] takes some of the pain out of windows junctions.

[edit] Discussion Lists

There are so many tools out there for developers, and I know so few. An active mailing list could be a valuable asset to learning more. If you know some good lists that talk about tools for working (development) more effectively, link them in below.

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