Programmatically delete directory of cloned repository

Question

I am using LibGit2Sharp to clone a remote repository into the windows temp folder. After my script has completed, I want to clean up. However, I always get the following error:

SystemError: Access to the path 'pack-efcef325f8dc897099271fd0f3db6cf4d9f12393.idx' is denied.

where pack-efcef325f8dc897099271fd0f3db6cf4d9f12393.idx is a file in $local_git_clone_path\objects\pack.

How can I completely delete all local leftovers of the git repo I cloned using LibGit2Sharp ?

Are you disposing the repository before trying to remove the files? — nulltoken, May 08 '13 at 16:19

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 09 '13 at 12:01

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I remember having faced a similar situation.

And, as advised by @nulltoken, you would have to Dispose() the Repository before trying to delete the files that are being held by it.

using should be the best option.

using (var repo = new Repository(repositoryPath))
{
  //Your repo specific implementation.
}

//Code to Delete your local temp dir

Reference: Clone Fixture from LibGit2Sharp

edited May 09 '13 at 12:01

nulltoken

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answered May 09 '13 at 03:07

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I am using LibGit2Sharp 0.27.2 and it looks like there is a bug - even when I dispose the repository, I still get access denied. – Lukas K Jun 21 '23 at 18:05
@LukasK FIles in `.git/objects` are marked as read-only, you need to adjust attributes before deletion, see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29098942/deletion-of-git-repository – Christian Held Jul 30 '23 at 10:10
@ChristianHeld sir, you are a hero [literally :-) ], thank you! – Lukas K Aug 03 '23 at 15:41

Programmatically delete directory of cloned repository

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