The file is locked by another process: Windows Explorer [C:\Windows\explorer.exe]

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tkdwkthr

The title.

While I am copying large files from my source drive to my target drive, the realtimesync kicks in (eventhough the drive is not idle as the copying process is not done) and gives me this error "Cannot read the file [insert file name]: The file is locked by another process: Windows Explorer [C:\Windows\explorer.exe]".

How could I resolve this issue?
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tkdwkthr

Please help!
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