Getting the error "Operation not permitted, rmdir" on Git Bash (Windows)

[justinfarrelldev]

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• I have searched the issue tracker for a bug that matches the one I want to file, without success.

Electron Forge version

6.4.2

Electron version

24.8.5

Operating system

Windows 11 22H2 (22621.2361)

Last known working Electron Forge version

6.4.2

Expected behavior

I expect electron-forge make --platform=win32 --overwrite --tmpdir=false to make a valid Windows app (bundled with Vite).

Actual behavior

The command fails on the "Copying files" step within "Packaging for x64 on win32" with the following error:

An unhandled rejection has occurred inside Forge:
Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rmdir 'C:\Users\JUSTIN~1.FAR\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\[PROJECT NAME]-win32-x64-MIJEjn\resources\app\node_modules\.cli-spinners-uvmGTKND'

Steps to reproduce

Using Git Bash and this forge.config.ts:

module.exports = {
  makers: [
    {
      name: '@electron-forge/maker-squirrel',
      config: {},
    },
  ],
};

Simply run rm -rf .vite && electron-forge make --platform=win32 --overwrite --tmpdir=false (the .vite folder occasionally fails to be removed as well and have been removing it with rm -rf - I am unsure what is causing this, however I am not running an elevated Git Bash prompt. I have simply been running the default VS Code Git Bash terminal available once Git Bash was installed with default settings)

Additional information

Output of the electron-forge make command with DEBUG=electron-forge:*:

> rm -rf .vite && electron-forge make --platform=win32 --overwrite --tmpdir=false

⠋ Checking your system                                                                                                                                                                    
✔ Checking your system
[STARTED] Loading configuration
  electron-forge:project-resolver searching for project in: C:\Users\justin.farrell\Documents\[PROJECT NAME] +0ms
  electron-forge:project-resolver package.json with forge dependency found in C:\Users\justin.farrell\Documents\[PROJECT NAME]\package.json +6ms
[SUCCESS] Loading configuration
[STARTED] Resolving make targets
  electron-forge:require-search searching [
  '@electron-forge/maker-squirrel',
  'C:\\Users\\justin.farrell\\Documents\\[PROJECT NAME]\\@electron-forge\\maker-squirrel',
  'C:\\Users\\justin.farrell\\Documents\\[PROJECT NAME]\\node_modules\\@electron-forge\\maker-squirrel'
] relative to C:\Users\justin.farrell\Documents\[PROJECT NAME] +0ms
  electron-forge:require-search testing @electron-forge/maker-squirrel +2ms
[DATA] Making for the following targets: squirrel
[SUCCESS] Resolving make targets
[STARTED] Running package command
[STARTED] Preparing to package application
  electron-forge:project-resolver searching for project in: C:\Users\justin.farrell\Documents\[PROJECT NAME] +1s
  electron-forge:project-resolver package.json with forge dependency found in C:\Users\justin.farrell\Documents\[PROJECT NAME]\package.json +4ms
[SUCCESS] Preparing to package application
[STARTED] Running packaging hooks
[STARTED] Running generateAssets hook
[SUCCESS] Running generateAssets hook
[STARTED] Running prePackage hook
[SUCCESS] Running prePackage hook
[SUCCESS] Running packaging hooks
[STARTED] Packaging application
[DATA] Determining targets...
  electron-forge:packager packaging with options {
  asar: false,
  overwrite: true,
  ignore: [ /^\/out\//g ],
  quiet: true,
  dir: 'C:\\Users\\justin.farrell\\Documents\\[PROJECT NAME]',
  arch: 'x64',
  platform: 'win32',
  afterFinalizePackageTargets: [ [AsyncFunction (anonymous)] ],
  afterComplete: [ [AsyncFunction (anonymous)] ],
  afterCopy: [ [AsyncFunction (anonymous)] ],
  afterExtract: [ [AsyncFunction (anonymous)] ],
  afterPrune: [ [AsyncFunction (anonymous)] ],
  out: 'C:\\Users\\justin.farrell\\Documents\\[PROJECT NAME]\\out',
  electronVersion: '24.8.5'
} +0ms
  electron-forge:packager targets: [ { platform: 'win32', arch: 'x64' } ] +20ms
[STARTED] Packaging for x64 on win32
[STARTED] Copying files
[FAILED] EPERM: operation not permitted, rmdir 'C:\Users\JUSTIN~1.FAR\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\[PROJECT NAME]-win32-x64-MIJEjn\resources\app\node_modules\.cli-spinners-uvmGTKND'
[FAILED] EPERM: operation not permitted, rmdir 'C:\Users\JUSTIN~1.FAR\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\[PROJECT NAME]-win32-x64-MIJEjn\resources\app\node_modules\.cli-spinners-uvmGTKND'
[FAILED] EPERM: operation not permitted, rmdir 'C:\Users\JUSTIN~1.FAR\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\[PROJECT NAME]-win32-x64-MIJEjn\resources\app\node_modules\.cli-spinners-uvmGTKND'
[FAILED] EPERM: operation not permitted, rmdir 'C:\Users\JUSTIN~1.FAR\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\[PROJECT NAME]-win32-x64-MIJEjn\resources\app\node_modules\.cli-spinners-uvmGTKND'

An unhandled rejection has occurred inside Forge:
Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rmdir 'C:\Users\JUSTIN~1.FAR\AppData\Local\Temp\electron-packager\win32-x64\[PROJECT NAME]-win32-x64-MIJEjn\resources\app\node_modules\.cli-spinners-uvmGTKND'

forge.config.ts:

module.exports = {
  makers: [
    {
      name: '@electron-forge/maker-squirrel',
      config: {},
    },
  ],
};

[justinfarrelldev]

Hmm, it appears that what was causing this was an empty folder present in my node_modules titled ".cli-spinners-uvmGTKND". Once I deleted that, curiously it worked.