Hello Gary,
The locked files could be a result of project debugging. When using the local IIS or the ASP.NET deployment server to test locally, the DLL files are being used from these processes.
One option is to use
the Clean command of the VS Project before deploying.
Another option is to
stop the process that is using the DLL or the XML file.
If you still have issues with this matter, please contact us through a proper support ticket with details about the deployment steps leading to the issue and the exact configuration used to deploy the application.
Regards,
Ianko
Telerik
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