/// <summary>
/// Tries to delete the file "the hard way". At first this method determines which process(es) has the
/// file in use and closes the file handle of the file within the determined process(es). If this has
/// been done, the file is deleted using File.Delete().
/// </summary>
/// <param name="absoluteFileName">Absolute name of the file to be deleted.</param>
/// <returns>true if and only if the file has been deleted.</returns>
private bool TryHarderDelete(string absoluteFileName)
{
// Windows Vista provides a new API which can be used to determine which process
// has a file opened. This API is nor available on Windows XP so we have check
// all processes on those legacy systems.
bool isVistaOrNewer = SystemHelper.IsWindowsVistaOrNewer();
List <int> processIds = isVistaOrNewer ? UsedFileDetector.GetProcesses(absoluteFileName) : SystemHelper.GetProcesses();
foreach (int pid in processIds)
{
Logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug, "Checking all file handles of process " + pid);
foreach (IntPtr handle in this.snapshot.GetHandles(pid))
{
Logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug, string.Empty);
string fileName = LowLevelHandleHelper.GetFileNameFromHandle(handle, pid);
if (absoluteFileName.Equals(fileName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
Logger.Log(LogLevel.Verbose, "File " + absoluteFileName + " is in use by process with PID " + pid);
this.CloseHandleInRemoteProcess(pid, handle);
break;
}
}
}
File.Delete(absoluteFileName);
return(true);
}