Why is my folder frozen so I can't close it?

I had made a folder and dragged my photos into it. The folder is on my desktop. After I had burned the photos to a cd, I now can't click on any other folder or exit the open folder... help please!

May be the burn folder is locked.
Click on it and press command and i keys to Get Info
If it is locked unselct it.
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Why Application Data folder is not accessible
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When I access the Application Data folder with administrative privilege on my computer, I get an error message "Access is denied".
Answer
Note:
This FAQ is based on discussions from a previous forum thread (
Accessing "Application Data" in Windows 7 ). Thanks to Ronnie Vernon and other participants' information sharing.
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