The action can't be completed because the file is open in ServiceHub.DataWarehouseHost.exe

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The action can't be completed because the file is open in ServiceHub.DataWarehouseHost.exe

Qingdong Fu 0

Question:

when I am trying to delete a file, the OS refused the action with above pop up window message.

Steps how to reproduce it:

I was developing one of my software, after I built it, I would need to copy the exe and pdb files to another local directory, let's say c:\Temp.
I used Visual Studio community 2022 to attach on one of my running exe (from c:\Temp) to debug some issue
I found some issue in my code, then decided to modify it and try executing it again
I detached the Visual Studio
I modified my code locally, and re-build the exe, then I tried to copy the newly built exe and pdb to c:\Temp
I found that the exe can be copied which replaced the old one, but the copy action for the pdb file was refused by OS. The OS message is:

The action can't be completed because the file is open in ServiceHub.DataWarehouseHost.exe

I also tried to close the Visual Studio, but still failed copy the pdb file to replace the old one.

The VS edition info is following:

Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022

Version 17.11.3

VisualStudio.17.Release/17.11.3+35303.130

Microsoft .NET Framework

Version 4.8.09032

Installed Version: Community

ADL Tools Service Provider 1.0

This package contains services used by Data Lake tools

ASA Service Provider 1.0

Azure App Service Tools v3.0.0 17.11.231.19466

Azure App Service Tools v3.0.0

Azure Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio 2.6.5000.0

Microsoft Azure Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio

Azure Stream Analytics Tools for Visual Studio 2.6.5000.0

Microsoft Azure Stream Analytics Tools for Visual Studio

C# Tools 4.11.0-3.24428.4+1ea9c390a5bb6815fdff2137ee155e23e78d6ff3

C# components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.

Common Azure Tools 1.10

Provides common services for use by Azure Mobile Services and Microsoft Azure Tools.

GitHub Copilot 0.2.1648.49400

GitHub Copilot is an AI pair programmer that helps you write code faster and with less work.

Microsoft Azure Hive Query Language Service 2.6.5000.0

Language service for Hive query

Microsoft Azure Stream Analytics Language Service 2.6.5000.0

Language service for Azure Stream Analytics

Microsoft JVM Debugger 1.0

Provides support for connecting the Visual Studio debugger to JDWP compatible Java Virtual Machines

NuGet Package Manager 6.11.0

NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. For more information about NuGet, visit https://docs.nuget.org/

SQL Server Data Tools 17.11.38.0

Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools

ToolWindowHostedEditor 1.0

Hosting json editor into a tool window

Visual Basic Tools 4.11.0-3.24428.4+1ea9c390a5bb6815fdff2137ee155e23e78d6ff3

Visual Basic components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.

Visual F# Tools 17.11.0-beta.24421.7+af2f522de602281d4ef5a7b71507c428e814c5c1

Microsoft Visual F# Tools

Visual Studio IntelliCode 2.2

AI-assisted development for Visual Studio.

WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension 1.0.0.22

WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension version 1.0.0.22

The OS info is following:

Edition Windows 11 Home

Version 23H2

Installed on ‎3/‎18/‎2024

OS build 22635.4225

Serial number 0F01GGX22433BF

Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22700.1041.0

2 answers

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Answer 1

Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Microsoft External Staff

Hi @Qingdong Fu,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

Have you tried to restart your computer?

I found the ServiceHub.DataWarehouseHost.exe file is located at the folder (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\ServiceHub\Hosts\ServiceHub.Host.dotnet.x64).

You can rename the file and try again.

If you have any anti-virus software, please temporarily disable it.

Sincerely,

Anna

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Qingdong Fu 0 Reputation points

2024-09-23T07:03:37.9966667+00:00

Hi, Anna,

Thanks for your help. I now have more info to share. I am afraid this could be a bug of the Visual Studio Community edition. And I had pasted the edition info in the original post.

The symptom is, it looks like, after I detached the process that I was debugging, VS did not release the handle of the pdb file. What I tried is to close VS, then I found the files can be replaced. But still it might not be correct. Sometimes even after I closed VS, those files (the exe and pdb) are still not replaceable. I am not sure if this is reproducible every time. but on my laptop since yesterday, it looks nearly 100%. I do not think I did any special things yesterday, unless the OS or VS did something in background...I don't know.

To answer your question, I didn't try reboot my laptop. I believe it should work for sure. However, it is not tolerable or convenience for me to do so after every time I was debugging and trying to update my exe.
Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-09-23T07:29:29.12+00:00

Hello, can you update your VS2022 to the latest version 17.11.4 and check it again?
Qingdong Fu 0 Reputation points

2024-09-25T07:17:35.2633333+00:00

Hi Anna,

As you suggested, I upgraded to the latest version - 17.11.4, but this issue still exists.

Let me paste the VS version info FYI.

Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022

Version 17.11.4

VisualStudio.17.Release/17.11.4+35312.102

Microsoft .NET Framework

Version 4.8.09032

Installed Version: Community

ADL Tools Service Provider 1.0

This package contains services used by Data Lake tools

ASA Service Provider 1.0

Azure App Service Tools v3.0.0 17.11.231.19466

Azure App Service Tools v3.0.0

Azure Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio 2.6.5000.0

Microsoft Azure Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio

Azure Stream Analytics Tools for Visual Studio 2.6.5000.0

Microsoft Azure Stream Analytics Tools for Visual Studio

C# Tools 4.11.0-3.24460.3+5649376e0e5f5db3743a94a62b073f2cce4be5d9

C# components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.

Common Azure Tools 1.10

Provides common services for use by Azure Mobile Services and Microsoft Azure Tools.

GitHub Copilot 0.2.1653.9816

GitHub Copilot is an AI pair programmer that helps you write code faster and with less work.

Microsoft Azure Hive Query Language Service 2.6.5000.0

Language service for Hive query

Microsoft Azure Stream Analytics Language Service 2.6.5000.0

Language service for Azure Stream Analytics

Microsoft JVM Debugger 1.0

Provides support for connecting the Visual Studio debugger to JDWP compatible Java Virtual Machines

NuGet Package Manager 6.11.0

NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. For more information about NuGet, visit https://docs.nuget.org/

SQL Server Data Tools 17.11.47.0

Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools

ToolWindowHostedEditor 1.0

Hosting json editor into a tool window

Visual Basic Tools 4.11.0-3.24460.3+5649376e0e5f5db3743a94a62b073f2cce4be5d9

Visual Basic components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.

Visual F# Tools 17.11.0-beta.24421.7+af2f522de602281d4ef5a7b71507c428e814c5c1

Microsoft Visual F# Tools

Visual Studio IntelliCode 2.2

AI-assisted development for Visual Studio.

WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension 1.0.0.22

WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension version 1.0.0.22

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Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-09-26T09:02:19.97+00:00

Hello, have you tried to rename the ServiceHub.DataWarehouseHost.exe file?

Answer 2

Qingdong Fu 0

Hi, Anna,

I tried to rename the exe and tested it a few days. It looks work fine. Thanks for solving my issue. However I am afraid this might just be a workaround, right? I can mark last of your comment as the answer. But I still wish if there could be some better solutions.

Thanks,

QD

Qingdong Fu 0 Reputation points

2024-10-08T14:56:59.1166667+00:00

Hi, Anna,

I found new issues. Since following your guidance, I renamed the file ServiceHub.DataWarehouseHost.exe at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\ServiceHub\Hosts\ServiceHub.Host.dotnet.x64, I found the Visual Studio diagnostic tool would fail to launch. I tried to change the name back, re-start VS, then I found the diagnostic tool coming back. So it is now an embarrassment to me that either I have to close VS to copy and replace the exe and pdb to continue my development and performance profiling every time when I modified the code, or after renaming the exe you guided but I lost diagnostic tool. Maybe there is something wrong with my VS installation. I would like to try re-install it some time later. Any further advices?

Thanks,

QD
RLWA32 49,636 Reputation points

2024-10-08T19:56:09.47+00:00

You could try using tools like Sysinternals' Process Explorer or Handle to identify the process holding the problematic open handle and use them to close it. Obviously, remotely closing a handle might cause a problem in the process that was unaware of the closure but I think its worth testing.

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