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Asked: June 8, 20262026-06-08T11:17:16+00:00 2026-06-08T11:17:16+00:00

I am trying to open a file, but I received: The process cannot access

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I am trying to open a file, but I received:

The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. The File is an XML-Document. Can anyone help?

  string activeDirectory = @"X:\SubGraph\";
  string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(activeDirectory);
  foreach (string fileName in files){
  FileStream file = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
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    2026-06-08T11:17:17+00:00Added an answer on June 8, 2026 at 11:17 am

    After using a file, you must to close it, I think:

    foreach (string fileName in files)
    {
        FileStream file = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
        //your code 
        file.Close();
    }
    
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