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VS Code - Error: EPERM: operation not permitted

I have been experiencing A LOT of permission issues when using VS code with Windows 10.

  1. When trying to move a folder:
    • Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename 'path a' -> 'path b'
  2. When deleting a folder:
    • It fails silently, the folder is removed from the solution explorer but it persists on disk.

It doesn't work with or without admin rights.

I went to the folder containing all my repos, set the ownership to me, applied full control to all authenticated users, and it still doesn't work.

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Any idea ?

EDIT: It does work sometimes, that's what make it very strange

Solution

  • I encountered the error message when renaming or moving files in VS Code. I then noticed that it was the same in Windows Explorer.

    I develop in Angular using Angular-CLI and I execute the command ng build --watch in a cmd.

    When I stopped the watch command, that solved the issue and I was able to rename and move files in VS Code without any problem.

    So I think there are some processes that hold your files. I hope this can help.