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Yeah, super annoying. In Linux you can rename or move it and the app using it doesn't care.
Although having the option of listing the app using a file so I can kill the app would also be really nice to have. I'm sure Linux has something for that too, but I don't know what it is.
fuser
I can't remember the other program that'll do it.
But there's another one that'll list all the processes using a file.
Tip of my tongue fuck.
lsof | grep
That's the one
You can use PowerToys on windows to see what app is using a particular file