copy locked files

[Adam Pletcher]

Do you mean files marked in-use by the OS, like DLLs used by an open
application?

There shouldn't be anything preventing you from copying in-use files, or
even read-only files if that's what you meant:

  import shutil
  shutil.copy('C:\\my_application\\test.dll',
'C:\\new_folder\\test.dll')

Although you can't move or delete an in-use file, AFAIK.

- Adam
 

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> On Behalf Of rubbishemail at web.de
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> Subject: copy locked files
> 
> Hello,
> 
> do you know of any way to copy locked / opened files under win xp?
> I know there is something like "Volume Shadow Copy" but I 
> don't know how to use it.
> Maybe someone already has a python solution?
> 
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> 
> Daniel
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