Is there a global named reader/writer lock?

Question

I have multiple asp.net web apps serving a set of files. Periodically, one will update the file before serving it, but it can\'t update the file if it is in use.

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Answer 1

How about this? Don't serve up files. Serve up copies of files. When you need to make a change, create a new file, and serve up a copy of that from then on.