arduino
Sketch can not be compiled after removing a file.
Arduino IDE 1.8.10 On Windows 10.
Steps to reproduce.
- Open sketch and verify/compile.
- Add new file to project (Sketch/Add file..)
- Verify/compile the sketch
- Delete the file you just added from the IDE menu
- Verify/compile the sketch
What happens: Compile fails with an error
unable to create a folder to save the sketch: mkdir sketch: Access is denied.
Error compiling for board Arduino Nano.
With verbose mode the error is:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino-builder -dump-prefs -logger=machine -hardware C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware -hardware C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\tools-builder -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -tools C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -built-in-libraries C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries -libraries C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\Documents\Arduino\libraries -fqbn=arduino:avr:nano:cpu=atmega328old -ide-version=10810 -build-path C:\Users\TEEMUI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_791852 -warnings=default -build-cache C:\Users\TEEMUI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_564665 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude.path=C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17 -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude-6.3.0-arduino17.path=C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc.path=C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc-7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5.path=C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5 -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA-1.3.0.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -verbose C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\Documents\Arduino\geiger_testbench\geiger_testbench.ino
C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino-builder -compile -logger=machine -hardware C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware -hardware C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\tools-builder -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -tools C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -built-in-libraries C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries -libraries C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\Documents\Arduino\libraries -fqbn=arduino:avr:nano:cpu=atmega328old -ide-version=10810 -build-path C:\Users\TEEMUI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_791852 -warnings=default -build-cache C:\Users\TEEMUI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_564665 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude.path=C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17 -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude-6.3.0-arduino17.path=C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc.path=C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc-7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5.path=C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5 -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA-1.3.0.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -verbose C:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\Documents\Arduino\geiger_testbench\geiger_testbench.ino
Using board 'nano' from platform in folder: C:\Program
Using core 'arduino' from platform in folder: C:\Program
unable to create a folder to save the sketch: mkdir C:\Users\TEEMUI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_791852\sketch: Access is denied.
Error compiling for board Arduino Nano.
Hi @tikonen. I have not been able to reproduce this bug. It's possible it could be caused by your antivirus software. Try TEMPORARILY disabling the antivirus for a single compilation, then turn the antivirus back on. Please let us know whether the error still occurs with the antivirus disabled.
Hi, I don't have antivirus so this is probably caused by something else. I checked the build folder when error happens and there is a sketch folder that can not be accessed.
c:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_277221>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is BC4F-7093
Directory of c:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_277221
12/07/2019 06:57 PM <DIR> .
12/07/2019 06:57 PM <DIR> ..
12/07/2019 06:57 PM 1,507 build.options.json
12/07/2019 06:57 PM <DIR> sketch
1 File(s) 1,507 bytes
3 Dir(s) 78,356,312,064 bytes free
c:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_277221>cd sketch
Access is denied.
c:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_277221>
After I close the Arduino IDE the both the json and folder sketch disappear from the build folder.
I just had exactly the same problem, trying to use tabs to organise a complex Arduino application.
The problem is that the folder created by the IDE (c:\Users\Teemu Ikonen\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_277221 in @tikonen 's post above is created without an owner. Windows does not give you permission to delete an un-owned folder (even if you are the administrator).
I had the very same issue on Windows after removing a .h file from the IDE. Fixed just by closing and reopening Arduino IDE
On 1.9.0 beta still present. (on windows 10)
For those who might have come here from google in search for solution: The way to get around this issue is to close the Arduino IDE and re-open your sketch. Then it will work fine.
It looks like there was a previous report at https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/7229
