{"id":12261,"date":"2022-11-22T21:26:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T18:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlanguageblog.com\/?p=12261"},"modified":"2022-11-22T21:26:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T18:26:45","slug":"how-to-fix-the-device-or-resource-busy-error-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.starlanguageblog.com\/how-to-fix-the-device-or-resource-busy-error-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix the Device Or Resource Busy Error on Windows?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How to Fix the Device Or Resource Busy Error on Windows?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The &#8220;Device or resource busy&#8221; error usually occurs when a file has been altered. To find out which files are open, you can run <em>lsof<\/em>, which stands for &#8220;list open files.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Once you&#8217;ve found the open file, you can delete and reinstall it to fix the error.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Device or Resource busy Linux<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When your computer gets a Device or Resource Busy error, it&#8217;s frustrating. It can knock your productivity down a few notches. A device or resource busy error can occur in numerous ways, but the most common are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">-A disk is running low on space and needs to be defragmented<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">-A program you are running is taking too many system resources<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">-A malfunctioning sound card is causing audio problems for other applications you may have open.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To fix this problem, you have to go through several steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">1) You should shut down all network connections on the computer. This will eliminate any programs from interfering with your task.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2) If your computer has a manual defragmentation utility, run that first. Sometimes it can pinpoint and fix the problem, especially when there is a lot of background activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3) If you are running programs that generate a lot of system resource usage, close these down, so they do not interfere with your task.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">4) Try an alternate speaker to see if the problem is solved by changing speakers. This can help isolate the sound card&#8217;s malfunction and work with all other applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">5) If these steps do not fix the problem, you need to contact an IT professional.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fixing the &#8220;Device or Resource Busy&#8221; error<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When you encounter the Device or resource busy error, it usually means a file is currently open or being changed. To find out if a file is currently open or being changed, run the command <em>lsof<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The result should be a message similar to the one below. If the file is open, you can use the kill(1) command to stop the process. Once the process is stopped, you can try deleting the file.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Uninstalling a device or Resource<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Suppose you&#8217;re receiving an Uninstall a device or\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/starlanguageblog.com\/7-samples-of-acknowledgment-for-computer-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Resource busy<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0error message. In that case, it probably means that you have an open file or that another process is writing to a directory. You can use the command &#8216;<em>lsof<\/em>&#8216; to list open files in a directory, and after finding the open file, attempt to delete it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Troubleshooting<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you&#8217;re receiving a message such as &#8220;The device or resource you&#8217;re trying to access is busy,&#8221; there are a few things you can try to fix the problem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">First, you can try to reboot the system. Rebooting your computer will resolve the problem and give you a chance to see whether there is a boot-time message about serial ports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If it is, you&#8217;ll need to watch for the file that runs <em>setserial<\/em> at boot time to see if it conflicts with anything else.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Fix the Device Or Resource Busy Error on Windows? 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