Computers Help: Files and folders locked

I've been reading a lot of unlicensed manga recently, as a result I've been moving jpeg images around, and a sort of weird problem occurs. I can't move an image into another folder without it then becomed locked and unviewable. Of course, it says I can go into properties to unlock it, but I see no option for this.

I just made a new folder, placed a folder with an image into this new folder and the folder within it is now locked/acess denied.

Would anyone happen to know how this occurred? The only way I can get to viewing images I download is by extracting files ont eh desktop and moving the file from there to a folder. But ... maybe it's the folder properties? they are all marked as read-only... so I don't see what's up there. I thought I used to be able to see what was locked or not.

 

Thanks Teddz. Here's a screenie of from left to right, the properties of a file, the advanced options for it, and what Adobe P.S. says about a file I moved that became unviewable when I threw it into that program. I've also tried to make a viewable file read-only but access is denied. I guess I shouldn't be doing that anyways...

 

Sounds like the file may be currently in use by a program resident in memory.

Lame suggestion: Restart your machine, then try to open it.

 

Actually, I thought about that too. So, I thought maybe the file would become viewable today, after a restart. But no luck. Anyways it still says the file is currently in use.. how perplexing..

 

I view all my files through windows. But for a few months now I right click and go to 'preview', since for some reason it opens onto a webpage view when I double click.