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Ah yes, great analogy. My computer with the operating system I installed and the files I own and want to modify certainly is the same as going to some strangers apartment and trying to buy it.
We don't want to invade the privacy of... the software... right?
If you can't see which program is using the file, that means it's a different user than yours. Your computer doesn't know more than the users it's been set up to have.
I'll just sigh and move on, not worth getting stressed out over a dumb reply online
Gotta love both replies saying this and not actually stating what's wrong with what I said?
You are so, SO wrong.
You're so wrong that I have neither the time, patience, nor crayons needed to fully explain it to you.
Gotta love both replies saying this and not actually stating what's wrong with what I said?