xp not releasing cache

[cabinboy]

I have been having a problem with programs not releasing cache files. Specifically, I use Photoshop, Photo Mechanic, and Capture NX. Photo Mechanic is used to organize and locate images. If I open an image in Phtotshop, save the changes and go back to Photo Mechanic and try to change the name of the folder that the image was from, I get the message that the file is being used by another program, so I can't make the name change until I close the program. The same thing happens sometimes when I use Nikon NX. This is really frustrating, because I will often rename folders while working with images. There must be a way to get XP to release the cache. I don't won't to use a separate program to do this.
(Pentium cor2 CPU, 2.4 GHz, 2GB Ram)

Any help is appreciated.

[Steve R Jones]

You can always reboot the pc

Plan ahead and change the name of the folder first.

[Ol'Tunzafun]

To fix it, you will first have to determine which process is locking the file.
http://lockhunter.com/

[Steve R Jones]

Pretty sure he knows exactly which app is locking the file

[Train]

Are you using raw files?

[cabinboy]

Thanks for the responses! I do know that Photoshop has had a problrm with releasing files, and Adobe suggest rebuilding the preferences or profile, I don't remember which. But that didn't help. I am using RAW files sometimes, but not all the time. The real issue for me is; Why are the files not being released? I am guessing that this has something to do with the cache files. But there may be something else that I don't know about. It is probably a more difficult issue than I wanted it to be. I have tried a couple of the programs that are supposed to unlock files, but that was to release usb thumb drives. I am open to other suggestions.

Cabinboy

[Train]

Put the cache, in photoshop, on a separate hdd.
Should be in preferences. Until you do,

FastStone Image Viewer
http://www.faststone.org/

Very, very seldom use Photoshop any more but use Image viewer I linked in.