Hi, After a chat with Chris Walker here at QMUL we have drawn a blank as to how one might remove a file in the SRM_FILE_BUSY state. I understand that I could simply wait for the time out, but if it is noticed immediately and is of urgency then there seems to be no way to change the state of the file to then delete it. Any ideas? Cheers, Ben Dr Ben Still Postdoctoral Research Assistant Particle Physics Research Centre Queen Mary, University of London G.O. Jones Building 327 Mile End Road London E1 4NS, UK [log in to unmask]