FileSystemWatcher vs Locked Files

Ben Hall (failingfast.io)

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7 Dec 2017CPOL2 min read

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You monitor a folder for new files with FileSystemWatcher and try to move those them on arrival. You get an IOException: ...being used by another process. The copying had not finished. Here, I offer a fairly robust solution to this.

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Ben Hall (failingfast.io)

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Ben is the Principal Developer at a gov.uk and .NET Foundation foundation member. He previously worked for over 9 years as a school teacher, teaching programming and Computer Science. He enjoys making complex topics accessible and practical for busy developers.

FileSystemWatcher vs Locked Files

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