ya pack -u and ya pack -d Access is denied. (os error 5)

[sibouras]

What system are you running Yazi on?

Windows

What terminal are you running Yazi in?

Windows Terminal v1.22.10352.0

yazi --debug output

Yazi
    Version: 25.2.7 (17ff1e8 2025-02-07)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : x86_64-pc-windows-msvc (windows-x86_64)
    Rustc  : 1.84.1 (e71f9a9a 2025-01-27)

Ya
    Version: 25.2.7 (17ff1e8 2025-02-07)

Emulator
    TERM                : None
    TERM_PROGRAM        : None
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: None
    Brand.from_env      : Some(Microsoft)
    Emulator.detect     : Emulator { kind: Left(Microsoft), light: false, cell_size: Some((10, 20)) }
    Emulator.detect_full: Ok(Emulator { kind: Right(Unknown { kgp: false, sixel: true }), light: false, cell_size: Some((10, 20)) })

Adapter
    Adapter.matches: Sixel

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : None
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : None
    DISPLAY                    : None
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: None
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Neovim
    NVIM          : false
    Neovim version: 0.10.4

Variables
    SHELL           : None
    EDITOR          : Some("hx")
    VISUAL          : None
    YAZI_FILE_ONE   : None
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME: None
    YAZI_ZOXIDE_OPTS: None
    FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS: None

Text Opener
    default     : Some(Opener { run: "hx %*", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "hx", for_: None, spread: true })
    block-create: Some(Opener { run: "hx %*", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "hx", for_: None, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(Opener { run: "hx %*", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "hx", for_: None, spread: true })

Multiplexers
    TMUX               : false
    tmux version       : program not found
    tmux build flags   : enable-sixel=Unknown
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: None
    Zellij version     : program not found

Dependencies
    file          : 5.45
    ueberzugpp    : program not found
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: 7.1 / 7.1
    pdftoppm      : program not found
    magick        : program not found
    fzf           : 0.57.0
    fd/fdfind     : 10.2.0 / program not found
    rg            : 14.1.1
    chafa         : program not found
    zoxide        : 0.9.7
    7zz/7z        : program not found / 24.08
    jq            : 1.7.1

Clipboard
    wl-copy/paste: program not found / program not found
    xclip        : program not found
    xsel         : program not found

Describe the bug

when using ya pack -d and ya pack -u i get Access is denied. (os error 5)

 ➜ ya pack -d yazi-rs/plugins:max-preview

  Deleting package `max-preview.yazi`

failed to delete `C:\Users\ala\AppData\Roaming\yazi\config\plugins/max-preview.yazi\main.lua`: Access is denied. (os error 5)
 ~\AppData\Roaming\yazi\config 1

 ➜ ya pack -u

  Upgrading package `max-preview.yazi`

HEAD is now at 8945e54 fix: missing ipairs in fallback_builtin, fixes #65

  Deploying package `max-preview.yazi`

failed to copy `C:\Users\ala\AppData\Roaming\yazi\state\packages\3db547c6a883e54d90397a0bac9b736f\max-preview.yazi\main.lua` to `C:\Users\ala\AppData\Roaming\yazi\config\plugins/max-preview.yazi\main.lua`: Access is denied. (os error 5)

Minimal reproducer

ya pack -a yazi-rs/plugins:max-preview
ya pack -d yazi-rs/plugins:max-preview
ya pack -u

Anything else?

No response

Checklist

• I tried the latest nightly build, and the issue is still reproducible
• I updated the debug information (yazi --debug) input box to the nightly that I tried
• I can reproduce it after disabling all custom configs/plugins (mv ~/.config/yazi ~/.config/yazi-backup)

[sxyazi]

No debug info

[sxyazi]

Are you sure you have the right permission for the C:\Users\ala\AppData\Roaming\yazi\config\plugins directory?

I can't reproduce it on my Windows VM:

ya pack -a yazi-rs/plugins:max-preview

  Upgrading package `max-preview.yazi`

Cloning into 'C:\Users\Ika\AppData\Roaming\yazi\state\packages\3db547c6a883e54d90397a0bac9b736f'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 720, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (135/135), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (95/95), done.
remote: Total 720 (delta 71), reused 73 (delta 40), pack-reused 585 (from 1)
Receiving objects: 100% (720/720), 166.34 KiB | 1.05 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (452/452), done.

  Deploying package `max-preview.yazi`

Done!

./ya -V
Ya 25.2.7 (17ff1e8 2025-02-07)

[sxyazi]

Based on https://users.rust-lang.org/t/access-is-denied-os-error-5/109515/17, it seems like antivirus software is blocking Yazi from installing the plugin. Could you temporarily disable the antivirus or add Yazi to the allowlist?

[sibouras]

ya pack -a works corretly, the error happens witth ya pack -d and ya pack -u, antivirus is disabled and i still get the issue, before v25.2.7 ya pack -u works. this is probably because the plugin files are readonly(not sure). here's a demo

ya-pack-access-err.mp4

[sibouras]

No debug info

updated the original issue to include debug info

[sxyazi]

Thanks for the info, will look into it

[sxyazi]

Please try #2319

[sibouras]

works now thanks