Help I can't delete a .mov file, because it is in use

Hi I my mac will not delete a quicktime .mov file because it apparently is in use. I don't know where it is in use, because I deleted the imovies it was in and I have no open windows of it on my computer. I am thinking it might still be uploading to youtube, but I thought I canceled that upload because I accidentally started to upload the same file again. However when I go to youtube it does not say the video has been uploaded again, so I don't know where the file is in use at. Does anyone know how to get rid of the file, or find where the file is in use?

I fixed it! The .mov was in a temporary (something) imovie folder, so I took the .mov out of the trash then emptied it. By emptying it I got rid of the folder that the .mov was in. Then I put the .mov back in the trash and then I was able to empty it. The temporary something imovie folder was using the .mov for some reason.

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