DeadLock is a lightweight file lock management utility designed specifically to unlock files that you’re unable to delete, rename or move.

The main goal of DeadLock is to unlock files that have been locked by other processes. The user will not be able to delete/rename/remove a file when it is in use by a process. Sometimes this can be annoying, especially if the program that has a lock on the file is not responding or contains a bug. DeadLock tries to solve this issue by killing the processes that are responsible for the locked file.

DeadLock also supports drag and drop functionality. You can drag and drop files on the main window to view their status or open a file using the ‘Open file(s)...’ functionality.

DeadLock Features:

Unlock ‘undeletable’ files

Remove locked files

Copy locked files

Move locked files

Command-line arguments

Automatic updates