Windows Phone Resource Error

Troubleshoot "resource in use" error message when copying files from Windows phone.

John Savill

November 27, 2014

1 Min Read
Windows phone

Q: I'm trying to copy files from my Windows phone to my PC, but I get a continual error that the resource is in use; what can I do?

A: This problem is caused by having the preview pane open in Windows Explorer; it results in the error message shown in the following figure.

To resolve this problem, turn off the preview pane, close and reopen Explorer, and try again.

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