Pub failed to delete entry because it was in use by another process.

[marioidival]

Page URL

https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install/windows/mobile/

Page source

https://github.com/flutter/website/tree/main/src/content/get-started/install/windows/mobile.md

Describe the problem

Bug Report: Flutter Pub Get Consistently Fails with "Entry in use by another process" Error

Description

When running flutter pub get in my project, the operation consistently fails with the error message:

Pub failed to delete entry because it was in use by another process.
This may be caused by a virus scanner or having a file in the directory open in another application.
Failed to update packages.

This prevents me from adding new dependencies or updating existing ones, essentially blocking all development progress.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open any Flutter project or create a new one
2. Run flutter pub get in the terminal or through IDE
3. The command execution begins downloading packages
4. Process fails with the above error message
5. Multiple attempts consistently fail with the same error

Environment Information

• OS: Windows 10 [Version and Build]
• Flutter Version: [Output of flutter --version]
• Dart Version: [Output of dart --version]
• IDE: [Android Studio/VS Code/etc.] [Version]
• Antivirus/Security Software: [Name of software if applicable]

What I've Already Tried

I have attempted these solutions without success:

• Closing all applications including IDE
• Temporarily disabling antivirus software
• Running IDE and terminals as Administrator
• Executing flutter clean and flutter pub cache repair
• Deleting the cache folder in flutter/bin directory
• Cleaning temp folders in %temp% and AppData\Local\Pub\Cache\_temp\
• Restarting my computer
• Checking for and resolving permission issues on Flutter directories

Additional Context

The issue occurs consistently on all projects, including newly created ones. There are no specific packages that trigger this issue - it happens with any package dependency. The problem started [after updating Flutter/after system update/unexpectedly] and has persisted for [time period].

Impact

This issue is currently blocking all development as I cannot add or update any dependencies in my Flutter projects. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Expected fix

No response

Additional context

No response

I would like to fix this problem.

• [ ] I will try and fix this problem on docs.flutter.dev.

[sfshaza2]

@marioidival, I googled the error message and found this page on StackOverflow. To be honest, this seems more like a s/w issue than a docs issue, but when you resolve it, can you let us know so we can put an appropriate warning in our docs?

[marioidival]

@sfshaza2 I've opened on wrong place, I'll close it right now.

thanks