If I wanted to be impolite (very big ), I'd say 5 out of 14 files looking like they have something to do with Avast isn't to be sniffed at
Hey, stop being
so harsh on me!
Just wondering if Avast could also be 'scanning' those other files for some reason.?
No, really. This file-locking thing is in fact a Windows speciality. Under Windows (unlike under Unix/Linux, for example), it's quite normal that a number of files is open with exclusive access so that no other program in the system can open them. For example, both MS Exchange and MS SQL servers have their data files (databases) open with exclusive access.
This, of course, is causing headaches to backup programs as these usually need to back up all files (with the exception of stuff like the one you were complaining about - that really does
not make any difference
. For this reason, there is a special class of programs called Open File Managers (OFM) that take care of the uneasy task of enabling the backup application to access
all files. Most commercial-grade backup programs already have a built-in OFM.
A classic in this field of program is Saint Bernard's OFM,
http://www.stbernard.com/products/ofm/products_ofm.asp (now already in version 9). Most built-in OFM are actually rebundled St Bernard's.
Hope this helps,
Vlk