How to find and kill a process who cause ioException?

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I tried several solutions to find a process locking a file and kill this process. I found a solution who works fine but sometimes crashes my application and I don't know why. Look at the example and please if someone could help me, it would be appreciated.

try
{
    file.CopyTo(destAbsolutePath, true);
}
catch (IOException ioException)
{
    foreach (var process in Process.GetProcessesByName(file.Name.Replace(Path.GetExtension(file.Name), "")))
    {
        process.Kill();
        process.WaitForExit();
    }
    foreach (Process p in Win32Processes.GetProcessesLockingFile(file.FullName))
    {
        p.Kill();
        process.WaitForExit();
    }
    file.CopyTo(destAbsolutePath, true);
}

And the code I used base on this post: Using C#, how does one figure out what process locked a file?

I modified the GetProcessesLockingFile() method to work for me. I explained the reason in the last comment of the post (link just above). Maybe I didn't use it well.

public static class Win32Processes
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Return a list of processes that hold on the given file.
    /// </summary>
    public static List<Process> GetProcessesLockingFile(string filePath)
    {
        var procs = new List<Process>();

        var processListSnapshot = Process.GetProcesses();
        foreach (var process in processListSnapshot)
        {
            if (process.Id <= 4) { continue; } // system processes
            List<string> paths = GetFilesLockedBy(process);
            foreach (string path in paths)
            {
                string pathDirectory = path;
                if (!pathDirectory.EndsWith(Constants.DOUBLE_BACKSLASH))
                {
                    pathDirectory = pathDirectory + Constants.DOUBLE_BACKSLASH;
                }
                string lastFolderName = Path.GetFileName(Path.GetDirectoryName(pathDirectory));

                if (filePath.Contains(lastFolderName))
                {
                    procs.Add(process);
                }

            }
        }
        return procs;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Return a list of file locks held by the process.
    /// </summary>
    public static List<string> GetFilesLockedBy(Process process)
    {
        var outp = new List<string>();

        ThreadStart ts = delegate
        {
            try
            {
                outp = UnsafeGetFilesLockedBy(process);
            }
            catch { Ignore(); }
        };


        try
        {
            var t = new Thread(ts);
            t.IsBackground = true;
            t.Start();
            if (!t.Join(250))
            {
                try
                {
                    t.Interrupt();
                    t.Abort();
                }
                catch { Ignore(); }
            }
        }
        catch { Ignore(); }

        return outp;
    }


    #region Inner Workings
    private static void Ignore() { }
    private static List<string> UnsafeGetFilesLockedBy(Process process)
    {
        try
        {
            var handles = GetHandles(process);
            var files = new List<string>();

            foreach (var handle in handles)
            {
                var file = GetFilePath(handle, process);
                if (file != null) files.Add(file);
            }

            return files;
        }
        catch
        {
            return new List<string>();
        }
    }

    const int CNST_SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION = 16;
    private static string GetFilePath(Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION systemHandleInformation, Process process)
    {
        var ipProcessHwnd = Win32API.OpenProcess(Win32API.ProcessAccessFlags.All, false, process.Id);
        var objBasic = new Win32API.OBJECT_BASIC_INFORMATION();
        var objObjectType = new Win32API.OBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION();
        var objObjectName = new Win32API.OBJECT_NAME_INFORMATION();
        var strObjectName = "";
        var nLength = 0;
        IntPtr ipTemp, ipHandle;

        if (!Win32API.DuplicateHandle(ipProcessHwnd, systemHandleInformation.Handle, Win32API.GetCurrentProcess(), out ipHandle, 0, false, Win32API.DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS))
            return null;

        IntPtr ipBasic = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(Marshal.SizeOf(objBasic));
        Win32API.NtQueryObject(ipHandle, (int)Win32API.ObjectInformationClass.ObjectBasicInformation, ipBasic, Marshal.SizeOf(objBasic), ref nLength);
        objBasic = (Win32API.OBJECT_BASIC_INFORMATION)Marshal.PtrToStructure(ipBasic, objBasic.GetType());
        Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ipBasic);

        IntPtr ipObjectType = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(objBasic.TypeInformationLength);
        nLength = objBasic.TypeInformationLength;
        // this one never locks...
        while ((uint)(Win32API.NtQueryObject(ipHandle, (int)Win32API.ObjectInformationClass.ObjectTypeInformation, ipObjectType, nLength, ref nLength)) == Win32API.STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH)
        {
            if (nLength == 0)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("nLength returned at zero! ");
                return null;
            }
            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ipObjectType);
            ipObjectType = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(nLength);
        }

        objObjectType = (Win32API.OBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION)Marshal.PtrToStructure(ipObjectType, objObjectType.GetType());
        if (Is64Bits())
        {
            ipTemp = new IntPtr(Convert.ToInt64(objObjectType.Name.Buffer.ToString(), 10) >> 32);
        }
        else
        {
            ipTemp = objObjectType.Name.Buffer;
        }


        var strObjectTypeName = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(ipTemp, objObjectType.Name.Length >> 1);
        Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ipObjectType);
        if (strObjectTypeName != "File")
            return null;

        nLength = objBasic.NameInformationLength;

        var ipObjectName = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(nLength);

        // ...this call sometimes hangs. Is a Windows error.
        while ((uint)(Win32API.NtQueryObject(ipHandle, (int)Win32API.ObjectInformationClass.ObjectNameInformation, ipObjectName, nLength, ref nLength)) == Win32API.STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH)
        {
            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ipObjectName);
            if (nLength == 0)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("nLength returned at zero! " + strObjectTypeName);
                return null;
            }
            ipObjectName = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(nLength);
        }
        objObjectName = (Win32API.OBJECT_NAME_INFORMATION)Marshal.PtrToStructure(ipObjectName, objObjectName.GetType());

        if (Is64Bits())
        {
            ipTemp = new IntPtr(Convert.ToInt64(objObjectName.Name.Buffer.ToString(), 10) >> 32);
        }
        else
        {
            ipTemp = objObjectName.Name.Buffer;
        }

        if (ipTemp != IntPtr.Zero)
        {

            var baTemp = new byte[nLength];
            try
            {
                Marshal.Copy(ipTemp, baTemp, 0, nLength);

                strObjectName = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(Is64Bits() ? new IntPtr(ipTemp.ToInt64()) : new IntPtr(ipTemp.ToInt32()));
            }
            catch (AccessViolationException)
            {
                return null;
            }
            finally
            {
                Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ipObjectName);
                Win32API.CloseHandle(ipHandle);
            }
        }

        string path = GetRegularFileNameFromDevice(strObjectName);
        try
        {
            return path;
        }
        catch
        {
            return null;
        }
    }

    private static string GetRegularFileNameFromDevice(string strRawName)
    {
        string strFileName = strRawName;
        foreach (string strDrivePath in Environment.GetLogicalDrives())
        {
            var sbTargetPath = new StringBuilder(Win32API.MAX_PATH);
            if (Win32API.QueryDosDevice(strDrivePath.Substring(0, 2), sbTargetPath, Win32API.MAX_PATH) == 0)
            {
                return strRawName;
            }
            string strTargetPath = sbTargetPath.ToString();
            if (strFileName.StartsWith(strTargetPath))
            {
                strFileName = strFileName.Replace(strTargetPath, strDrivePath.Substring(0, 2));
                break;
            }
        }
        return strFileName;
    }

    private static IEnumerable<Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION> GetHandles(Process process)
    {
        var nHandleInfoSize = 0x10000;
        var ipHandlePointer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(nHandleInfoSize);
        var nLength = 0;
        IntPtr ipHandle;

        while (Win32API.NtQuerySystemInformation(CNST_SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION, ipHandlePointer, nHandleInfoSize, ref nLength) == Win32API.STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH)
        {
            nHandleInfoSize = nLength;
            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ipHandlePointer);
            ipHandlePointer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(nLength);
        }

        var baTemp = new byte[nLength];
        Marshal.Copy(ipHandlePointer, baTemp, 0, nLength);

        long lHandleCount;
        if (Is64Bits())
        {
            lHandleCount = Marshal.ReadInt64(ipHandlePointer);
            ipHandle = new IntPtr(ipHandlePointer.ToInt64() + 8);
        }
        else
        {
            lHandleCount = Marshal.ReadInt32(ipHandlePointer);
            ipHandle = new IntPtr(ipHandlePointer.ToInt32() + 4);
        }

        var lstHandles = new List<Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION>();

        for (long lIndex = 0; lIndex < lHandleCount; lIndex++)
        {
            var shHandle = new Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION();
            if (Is64Bits())
            {
                shHandle = (Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION)Marshal.PtrToStructure(ipHandle, shHandle.GetType());
                ipHandle = new IntPtr(ipHandle.ToInt64() + Marshal.SizeOf(shHandle) + 8);
            }
            else
            {
                ipHandle = new IntPtr(ipHandle.ToInt64() + Marshal.SizeOf(shHandle));
                shHandle = (Win32API.SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION)Marshal.PtrToStructure(ipHandle, shHandle.GetType());
            }
            if (shHandle.ProcessID != process.Id) continue;
            lstHandles.Add(shHandle);
        }
        return lstHandles;

    }

    private static bool Is64Bits()
    {
        return Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(IntPtr)) == 8;
    }

    internal class Win32API
    {
        [DllImport("ntdll.dll")]
        public static extern int NtQueryObject(IntPtr ObjectHandle, int
            ObjectInformationClass, IntPtr ObjectInformation, int ObjectInformationLength,
            ref int returnLength);

        [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
        public static extern uint QueryDosDevice(string lpDeviceName, StringBuilder lpTargetPath, int ucchMax);

        [DllImport("ntdll.dll")]
        public static extern uint NtQuerySystemInformation(int
            SystemInformationClass, IntPtr SystemInformation, int SystemInformationLength,
            ref int returnLength);

        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
        public static extern IntPtr OpenProcess(ProcessAccessFlags dwDesiredAccess, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool bInheritHandle, int dwProcessId);
        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
        public static extern int CloseHandle(IntPtr hObject);
        [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
        public static extern bool DuplicateHandle(IntPtr hSourceProcessHandle,
           ushort hSourceHandle, IntPtr hTargetProcessHandle, out IntPtr lpTargetHandle,
           uint dwDesiredAccess, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool bInheritHandle, uint dwOptions);
        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
        public static extern IntPtr GetCurrentProcess();

        public enum ObjectInformationClass
        {
            ObjectBasicInformation = 0,
            ObjectNameInformation = 1,
            ObjectTypeInformation = 2,
            ObjectAllTypesInformation = 3,
            ObjectHandleInformation = 4
        }

        [Flags]
        public enum ProcessAccessFlags : uint
        {
            All = 0x001F0FFF,
            Terminate = 0x00000001,
            CreateThread = 0x00000002,
            VMOperation = 0x00000008,
            VMRead = 0x00000010,
            VMWrite = 0x00000020,
            DupHandle = 0x00000040,
            SetInformation = 0x00000200,
            QueryInformation = 0x00000400,
            Synchronize = 0x00100000
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public struct OBJECT_BASIC_INFORMATION
        { // Information Class 0
            public int Attributes;
            public int GrantedAccess;
            public int HandleCount;
            public int PointerCount;
            public int PagedPoolUsage;
            public int NonPagedPoolUsage;
            public int Reserved1;
            public int Reserved2;
            public int Reserved3;
            public int NameInformationLength;
            public int TypeInformationLength;
            public int SecurityDescriptorLength;
            public System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.FILETIME CreateTime;
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public struct OBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION
        { // Information Class 2
            public UNICODE_STRING Name;
            public int ObjectCount;
            public int HandleCount;
            public int Reserved1;
            public int Reserved2;
            public int Reserved3;
            public int Reserved4;
            public int PeakObjectCount;
            public int PeakHandleCount;
            public int Reserved5;
            public int Reserved6;
            public int Reserved7;
            public int Reserved8;
            public int InvalidAttributes;
            public GENERIC_MAPPING GenericMapping;
            public int ValidAccess;
            public byte Unknown;
            public byte MaintainHandleDatabase;
            public int PoolType;
            public int PagedPoolUsage;
            public int NonPagedPoolUsage;
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public struct OBJECT_NAME_INFORMATION
        { // Information Class 1
            public UNICODE_STRING Name;
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
        public struct UNICODE_STRING
        {
            public ushort Length;
            public ushort MaximumLength;
            public IntPtr Buffer;
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public struct GENERIC_MAPPING
        {
            public int GenericRead;
            public int GenericWrite;
            public int GenericExecute;
            public int GenericAll;
        }

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
        public struct SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION
        { // Information Class 16
            public int ProcessID;
            public byte ObjectTypeNumber;
            public byte Flags; // 0x01 = PROTECT_FROM_CLOSE, 0x02 = INHERIT
            public ushort Handle;
            public int Object_Pointer;
            public UInt32 GrantedAccess;
        }

        public const int MAX_PATH = 260;
        public const uint STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH = 0xC0000004;
        public const int DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS = 0x2;
        public const uint FILE_SEQUENTIAL_ONLY = 0x00000004;
    }
    #endregion
}
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asked on Stack Overflow Aug 1, 2016 by Émile Pettersen-Coulombe • edited May 23, 2017 by Community

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