How To Fix – It Appears That The Following Instance Of Netbeans Is Still Running (Netbeans Uninstallation Problem Solved)

How To Fix – It Appears That The Following Instance Of Netbeans Is Still Running (Netbeans Uninstallation Problem Solved)

This helps you to solve this Netbeans uninstallation issue “It Appears That The Following Instance Of Netbeans Is Still Running – A lock file exists at – Netbeans Uninstallation”.

Netbeans uninstallation problem. (Windows 7)
A lock file exists at : C:\Users\Authedic\AppData\Roaming\NetBeans\8.0.2\lock

Step 1. Go to start menu, type Run, On Run window enter %AppData% and click okay. Select roaming folder from the results. This is a shortcut to access Roaming folder.

Step 2. Right click on Netbeans folder and click open.

Step 3. Right click on Netbeans versions folder and click open. That’s where the lock file is found.

Step 4. Right click on lock file and click delete from the menu.

Step 5. Now go back and start the uninstallation process.