{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/pbatard/rufus/issues/500","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/pbatard/rufus/issues/500/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/pbatard/rufus/issues/500/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/pbatard/rufus/issues/500/events","html_url":"https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/500","id":73446860,"number":500,"title":"error says drive is in use when using rufus ","user":{"login":"timj3371","id":12262418,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12262418?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/timj3371","html_url":"https://github.com/timj3371","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timj3371/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timj3371/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timj3371/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timj3371/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timj3371/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timj3371/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timj3371/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timj3371/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timj3371/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":3,"created_at":"2015-05-05T22:10:38Z","updated_at":"2015-05-05T22:59:54Z","closed_at":"2015-05-05T22:51:14Z","body":"I fix it by running SDformat and then rufus \r\nEven right when create a drive i say lets create another one it still has error \r\nHere is the log \r\n```\r\nRufus version: 2.1.649\r\nWindows version: Windows 8.1 64-bit\r\nSyslinux versions: 4.07/2013-07-25, 6.03/2014-10-06\r\nGrub versions: 0.4.6a, 2.02~beta2\r\nLocale ID: 0x0409\r\nFound USB 2.0 device 'Lexar USB Flash Drive USB Device' (05DC:C75C)\r\n1 device found\r\nDisk type: Removable, Sector Size: 512 bytes\r\nCylinders: 1946, TracksPerCylinder: 255, SectorsPerTrack: 63\r\nPartition type: MBR, NB Partitions: 1\r\nDisk ID: 0x003F02DC\r\nDrive has a Rufus Master Boot Record\r\nPartition 1:\r\n  Type: NTFS (0x07)\r\n  Size: 14.9 GB (16007561216 bytes)\r\n  Start Sector: 2048, Boot: Yes, Recognized: Yes\r\nScanning image...\r\nDisc image is an ISO9660 image\r\nWill use /isolinux/isolinux.cfg for Syslinux\r\nDetected Isolinux version: 4.05/20140113 (from '/isolinux/isolinux.bin')\r\nCould not get ISO-9660 file information for file boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod\r\nCould not read Grub version from 'boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod'\r\nCould not detect Grub version\r\nISO label: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS amd64\r\n  Size: 1042120704 bytes\r\n  Has a >64 chars filename: No\r\n  Has Symlinks: Yes\r\n  Has a >4GB file: No\r\n  Uses Bootmgr: No\r\n  Uses EFI: Yes\r\n  Uses Grub 2: No\r\n  Uses Grub4DOS: No\r\n  Uses isolinux: Yes (4.05)\r\n    With an old menu.c32: No\r\n    With an old vesamenu.c32: No\r\n  Uses KolibriOS: No\r\n  Uses ReactOS: No\r\n  Uses WinPE: No\r\nUsing image: ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso\r\n\r\nFormat operation started\r\nRequesting disk access...\r\nOpened drive \\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE3 for write access\r\nWill use 'G:' as volume mountpoint\r\nI/O boundary checks disabled\r\nAnalyzing existing boot records...\r\nDrive has a Rufus Master Boot Record\r\nVolume has an unknown Partition Boot Record\r\nDeleting partitions...\r\nClearing MBR/PBR/GPT structures...\r\nErasing 128 sectors\r\nPartitioning (MBR)...\r\nClosing existing volume...\r\nWaiting for logical drive to reappear...\r\nFormatting (FAT32)...\r\nUsing cluster size: 8192 bytes\r\nQuick format was selected\r\nVolume is in use\r\nFormat error: The device is in use by another process. Please close any other process that may be accessing the device.\r\nRe-mounted volume as 'G:' after error\r\n```\r\n\r\nIT happens with win 7 and win 8 and win 10 and linux \r\n\r\nPlease help "},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/pbatard/rufus/issues/comments/99255353","html_url":"https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/500#issuecomment-99255353","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/pbatard/rufus/issues/500","id":99255353,"user":{"login":"pbatard","id":1206968,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1206968?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/pbatard","html_url":"https://github.com/pbatard","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pbatard/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pbatard/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pbatard/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pbatard/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pbatard/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pbatard/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pbatard/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pbatard/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pbatard/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-05-05T22:59:54Z","updated_at":"2015-05-05T22:59:54Z","body":"Yes, I understand that. But if you actually read the link I pointed to, you would see that there is some software, such as _Defraggler_ or _Genie Timeline Backup Pro_ that keeps an exclusive access to the drive and will produce exactly the error you reported, for any USB drive you insert.\r\n\r\nSome software (such as SDFormat, though I don't know enough about it to say that is the case) might try to ignore when other software has requested exclusive access to an USB drive. Rufus does not, because it considers that some software might have a very legitimate reason to want exclusive access, and therefore Rufus should not attempt to reformat it until access has been relinquished.\r\n\r\nAs per #312, I have some plans to try to report which application might be holding access to the drive and report it back to the user. But this is not a high priority issue for the time being compared to other ones. In case you are annoyed that it's unlikely that I'm going to have a chance to look into #312 for at least another few months, you may also want to read [this](https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/wiki/FAQ#Why_cant_you_just_add_the_feature_I_want_I_mean_youre_a_developer__it_shouldnt_be_that_hard)."}}