问题
Consider this simple program:
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
var directoryName = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "Directory");
if (Directory.Exists(directoryName))
Directory.Delete(directoryName, true);
Directory.CreateDirectory(directoryName);
var stream = File.Create(Path.Combine(directoryName, "File")); //throws
stream.Close();
}
This works fine while you simply execute this program. The strange thing happens if you browse that Directory
in windows explorer and then run. In this case I get UnautorizedAccessException "Access to the path 'C:\Users\rfurman\AppData\Roaming\Directory\File' is denied."
If this is strange then execute this with the same conditions:
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
var directoryName = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "Directory");
if (Directory.Exists(directoryName))
Directory.Delete(directoryName, true);
var value = Directory.Exists(directoryName);
Console.WriteLine(value);
Console.ReadKey();
}
This program prints True
if Directory
is open in explorer.
What I would like to know is why this happens and how to defend against such situation.
I use windows 7 and .net 4.
回答1:
Directory.Delete
internally uses RemoveDirectory
win api in Kernel32
. What RemoveDirectory does is "to mark directory for deletion". Directory is deleted when last handle of that directory is closed. I believe this means "after explorer left that folder"
In my computer this situation does not occur, so I cannot test but I suspect there may be a way for you. NT based systems sometimes allows renaming of files and directories even if they are open. I don't know exact cases this is allowed, but I used this to rename loaded dll files and write new ones like this:
File.Rename(@"C:\App\test.dll", @"C:\App\test.dll");
File.Copy(@"C:\App\Update\test.dll-v1.1", @"C:\App\test.dll");
So your code may look like this after change
var directoryName = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "Directory");
if (Directory.Exists(directoryName)) {
var randomExt = ".random"; // generate randomly
Directory.Move(directoryName, directoryName + randomExt)
Directory.Delete(directoryName + randomExt, true);
}
Directory.CreateDirectory(directoryName);
var stream = File.Create(Path.Combine(directoryName, "File")); //throws
stream.Close();
回答2:
This is somewhat of a duplicate: Bizarre directory delete behaviour on SSD drive
The explorer is just causing a slightly longer delay in the folder delete. Deleting a directory is not 'exactly' a synchronous operation. The directory is marked for deletion but the actual delete may lag a bit.
AFAIK this has been around as long as NTFS (win2k/Xp).
回答3:
This problem surprised me as well. My alternative, which is a different kludge:
if (Directory.Exists(directoryName))
{
Directory.Delete(directoryName, true);
while (Directory.Exists(directoryName))
Thread.Sleep(100);
}
Directory.CreateDirectory(directoryName);
回答4:
In some cases, if you have the specified directory open in File Explorer, the Delete method may not be able to delete it.
Reference: Directory.Delete Method
来源:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12798597/strange-exception-with-file-access-and-explorator-windows