Useful Unix command:

fuser -u <<Unix_filename>>

It lists the PIDs of any processes which have the physical file open.

Something I see from time to time is file indices getting "Out of step" or
"self-disabling".  The most common cause is building the index while the
file is in use.

I don't know whether a package which gives Unix commands on Windows (such as
"cygwin" or MKS Toolkit) gives you this, but http://www.sysinternals.com is
very useful (thanks to all the contributors there).

Supplementary Note: Yes - there are occasions when you may want to build an
index on a file translate, and (with care) this is perfectly useable. I do
still see instances though of indices being built in file translates and
volatile data. Not many granted - but some....

Regards

JayJay
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