[0.12.12]Access Denied

[svavarfreyr]

I am getting error

boost filesystem remove Access Denied

[kovarex]

That is weird. Didn't you install the game with different user?
Does it happen just when you try to start it?

[svavarfreyr]

That is weird. Didn't you install the game with different user?
Does it happen just when you try to start it?

1. I download the update
2. I am promted with a question if I am shure in executing the update
3. this Error pops up and Factorio shuts down

facts:
There is no other user on this computer and I am the admin

[kovarex]

I don't really know to be honest. Can you delete the exe file manually? (You will have to backup it, or reinstall).

[ible]

I encountered the same problem while performing an in-game update.
I restarted my PC and ran the update a second time, everything worked fine.
Nobody else uses this computer.

Windows 8.1 64-bit
Factorio 0.12.11 to 0.12.13 Update

[svavarfreyr]

Only thing that solved it for me was to Reinstall Factorio and I downloaded the latest with 0.12.14

[suprnova74]

i can recreate this error every time if using 12.8 and doing on online update. I'm chalking it up to Antivirus behavior blocking it. It could be something as simple as the format of the 12.8 .exe causes the scan engine to hold onto it longer than anticipated so when the updater tries to replace it, it can't and fails with access denied.

The other issue may be if the updater leverages the %temp% folder on windows. Some antivirus programs treat files in the %temp% folder much more aggressively.

I downloaded 12.13 and it updated fine to 12.15 and 12.16 so whatever what modified between 12.8 and 12.13 seems to have changed the issue.