Indesign locks folders?

It bugs me that once you've opened a file in Indesign, you can't rename or delete the folder that it was in until you close Indesign totally. Are there any work arounds to this? Windows XP SP2, ID CS3, files are stored on a Network Attached Storage drive.

When I try to rename it comes up with this error:
I tried your method of opening and saving another file Ken, but still no joy. It must be something to do with the NAS, but it's also something to do with Indesign because I don't get the problem with other programs.
Thanks for your help,
Steve.
Edit: Just found out that I can rename the folder on another machine no problem, and once I've done that I can come back to my machine and rename it there also. So Indesign is putting some sort of lock on it but only on the machine that opens it. Weird! Ultimately rather harmless, but keeping my folders tidy, organised and well named is a bit of an obsession for me, I see many people waste lots of time because they don't do basic housekeeping as they go.

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