Microsoft Windows File Server Locked File Watcher

• It is common for companies to work with Excel, Word and other files on Windows network shared folders.
• More than one user cannot usually work on files like Excel at the same time.
• When trying to open a locked network file it can be hard to see who has it locked.
• The best method to see who has a file locked is from the Windows file server. But that requires Administrator level access. That level of access is not practical for all users for security reasons.
• This tool has two parts:
• A Powershell process that watches for locked files and saves the result.
• A web server that displays the locked files and who has them locked.
• No special access is required to view the web results.The Powershell process uses
• The Powershell process uses a list of watched files and folders. This limits the number of files displayed. This also allows it to avoid showing sensitive files or network folders.

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