I'd like to copy a large file on a remote computer, to the same remote computer, without going through the network.
The computer on which the files to be copied are is running Windows Server 2003.
Anyone knows how to do that?
Windows: How to start a file copy job on a remote server without passing through the network
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I've had success with Sysinternals Process Explorer. With this, you can search to find what process(es) have a file open, and you can use it to close the handle(s) if you want. Of course, it is safer to close the whole process. Exercise caution and judgement.
To find a specific file, use the menu option Find->Find Handle or DLL... Type in part of the path to the file. The list of processes will appear below.
If you prefer command line, Sysinternals suite includes command line tool Handle, that lists open handles.
Examples
c:\Program Files\SysinternalsSuite>handle.exe |findstr /i "e:\"(finds all files opened from drivee:\"c:\Program Files\SysinternalsSuite>handle.exe |findstr /i "file-or-path-in-question"
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Best Answer
Look at PowerShell 2's remotin capabilities. It will run a complete script on a remote system (or the same script on many remote systems concurrently).
http://blogs.msdn.com/wmi/archive/2009/07/24/powershell-remoting-between-two-workgroup-machines.aspx