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Exception Catching for "This function is not supported on this system."

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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
fsharp

Research direction

Start at Vacuum.Program.remove(Boolean force, AbsolutePath item) and reproduce the Windows 10 case with vacuum.exe -p 5. Trace the directory-removal path around the reported Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO exception, then verify that this unsupported-operation case is handled appropriately and temporary-file cleanup completes without the shown failure.

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Description

bug

Run on Windows 10: vacuum.exe -p 5

Removing directory C:\Users\Dean\AppData\Local\Temp\0E8864CE-4A70-466C-AB25-AB2350AA663C… This function is not supported on this system.
System.IO.IOException: This function is not supported on this system.
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.ThrowWinIOError(Int32 )
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.ShellFileOperation(SHFileOperationType , ShFileOperationFlags , String , String , UICancelOption , FileOrDirectory )
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.ShellDelete(String , UIOptionInternal , RecycleOption , UICancelOption , FileOrDirectory )
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.DeleteDirectoryInternal(String , DeleteDirectoryOption , UIOptionInternal , RecycleOption , UICancelOption )
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.DeleteDirectory(String , UIOption , RecycleOption )
   at Vacuum.Program.remove(Boolean force, AbsolutePath item)
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