Uinstall-PSResource on OneDrive Error: Access to the path is denied

[BohrenAn]

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Steps to reproduce

Hi All,

I am using Windows 11 (2024H2 26100.3194). My Document Folder is Redirected to Onedrive.
I am using Onedrive Build 25.015.0126.0002 (64-bit)
I am using PowerShell 7.5.0 and Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet 1.1.0

I regularly have Errors when uninstalling PowerShell Modules

Install the Module works fine
Install-PSResource -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement -Version 3.7.0 -Scope CurrentUser

Uninstalling the Module throws: Acces to the path is denied
Uninstall-PSResource -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement -Scope CurrentUser -SkipDependencyCheck
Uninstall-PSResource: Parent directory 'C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0' could not be deleted: Access to the path '\?\C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\en-US' is denied

Result:
All the Files are deleted, but the Folder Structure is still there

Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement" -Recurse | ft PSPath

PSPath

Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\en-US
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netCore
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netFramework
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netCore\ref
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netCore\runtimes
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netCore\runtimes\win-arm64
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netCore\runtimes\win-x64
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netCore\runtimes\win-x86
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netCore\runtimes\win-arm64\native
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netCore\runtimes\win-x64\native
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netCore\runtimes\win-x86\native
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netFramework\ref
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netFramework\runtimes
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netFramework\runtimes\win-arm64
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netFramework\runtimes\win-x64
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netFramework\runtimes\win-x86
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netFramework\runtimes\win-arm64\native
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netFramework\runtimes\win-x64\native
Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\netFramework\runtimes\win-x86\native

Expected behavior

Uninstall-PSResource -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement -Scope CurrentUser -SkipDependencyCheck

Will uninstall the Module and delete the Folders of the Module

Actual behavior

Uninstall-PSResource -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement -Scope CurrentUser -SkipDependencyCheck

throws Acces to the path is denied and Folders are not deleted

Error details

get-error

Exception             :
    Type    : System.ArgumentException
    Message : Parent directory 'C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0' could not be deleted: Access to the path
'\\?\C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement\3.7.0\en-US' is denied.
    HResult : -2147024809
TargetObject          : Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.Cmdlets.UninstallPSResource
CategoryInfo          : PermissionDenied: (Microsoft.PowerShel…UninstallPSResource:UninstallPSResource) [Uninstall-PSResource], ArgumentException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : ErrorDeletingDirectory,Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.Cmdlets.UninstallPSResource
InvocationInfo        :
    MyCommand        : Uninstall-PSResource
    ScriptLineNumber : 1
    OffsetInLine     : 1
    HistoryId        : 9
    Line             : Uninstall-PSResource -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement -Scope CurrentUser -SkipDependencyCheck
    Statement        : Uninstall-PSResource -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement -Scope CurrentUser -SkipDependencyCheck
    PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:1
                       + Uninstall-PSResource -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement -Scope CurrentUse …
                       + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    InvocationName   : Uninstall-PSResource
    CommandOrigin    : Internal
ScriptStackTrace      : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1
PipelineIterationInfo :
      0
      1

Environment data

Get-Module Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet; $PSVersionTable

ModuleType Version    PreRelease Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ---------- ----                                ----------------
Binary     1.1.0                 Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet  {Compress-PSResource, Find-PSResource, Get-InstalledPSResource, Get-PSResourceRepository…}

Key   : PSVersion
Value : 7.5.0
Name  : PSVersion


Key   : PSEdition
Value : Core
Name  : PSEdition


Key   : GitCommitId
Value : 7.5.0
Name  : GitCommitId


Key   : OS
Value : Microsoft Windows 10.0.26100
Name  : OS


Key   : Platform
Value : Win32NT
Name  : Platform


Key   : PSCompatibleVersions
Value : {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
Name  : PSCompatibleVersions


Key   : PSRemotingProtocolVersion
Value : 2.3
Name  : PSRemotingProtocolVersion


Key   : SerializationVersion
Value : 1.1.0.1
Name  : SerializationVersion


Key   : WSManStackVersion
Value : 3.0
Name  : WSManStackVersion

Visuals

Uninstall-PSResource -Name ExchangeOnlineManagement -Scope CurrentUser -SkipDependencyCheck

Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\a.bohren\OneDrive - Icewolf\Dokumente\PowerShell\Modules\ExchangeOnlineManagement" -Recurse | ft PSPath

Tried to figure out with Sysinternals ProcessMonitor

[nogaff]

I've just encountered the exact same issue in both PowerShell 7.4.6 and Windows PowerShell 5.1, using Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet 1.1.0.

With PowerShell it specifically complains about access being denied to subdirectories of the module being uninstalled, but I've found that if you manually delete any subdirectories before running the uninstall command, (just leaving behind the files in the module's root), then the command actually seems to succeed.

However, with Windows PowerShell it more generically complains about the module's root directory not being empty, and even if you manually delete the subdirectories before running the uninstall command, it still fails.

I've also tried running the command as Administrator and that makes no difference.

[BohrenAn]

I would say, that this did allready happen with Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet 1.0.6 and i hoped it would be fixed with Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet 1.1.0.

[BohrenAn]

The same still happens with Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet 1.1.1

[site-speed]

I have the same issue as well (with Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet 1.1.1)
previously used to work OK - I think it started with version 1.0.6 or 1.0.5 - I don't recall exactly

the same thing happened with PowerShellGet and there was fixed in v 3.0.0-beta-19

[site-speed]

I have the same issue as well (with Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet 1.1.1) previously used to work OK - I think it started with version 1.0.6 or 1.0.5 - I don't recall exactly

the same thing happened with PowerShellGet and there was fixed in v 3.0.0-beta-19

Also unable to catch this exception - so can't really handle it nicely 😢

[BohrenAn]

Any updates here @SydneyhSmith ?

[SydneyhSmith]

We are looking into debugging it-- will put in our upcoming quality sprint

[BohrenAn]

Great to hear that. Thank you @SydneyhSmith

[site-speed]

In case it helps:
I'm currently working around this issue with code along these lines:

try {

    Uninstall-PSResource $oldResource -SkipDependencyCheck -ErrorAction Stop

}

catch [System.ArgumentException] {

    $FullyQualifiedErrorId = $error[0].FullyQualifiedErrorId

    if ($FullyQualifiedErrorId -eq "ErrorDeletingDirectory,Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.Cmdlets.UninstallPSResource") {

        $resourceDir = Join-Path -Path (Split-Path -Path $PROFILE -Parent) -ChildPath "Modules"

        $resourcePath = Join-Path -Path (Join-Path -Path $resourceDir -ChildPath $resource.Name) -ChildPath $oldResource.Version

        Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "Uninstall failed - directly delete delete $resourcePath"        

        Remove-Item -Path $resourcePath -Recurse -Force

    }

}