[tool_crash] FileSystemException: Creation failed, OS Error: A file cannot be created if it already exists., errno = 183 #90028

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   changed the title [-][tool_crash] FileSystemException: Creation failed, OS Error: Eine Datei kann nicht erstellt werden, wenn sie bereits vorhanden ist., errno = 183[/-] [+][tool_crash] FileSystemException: Creation failed, OS Error: A file cannot be created if it already exists., errno = 183[/+] on Sep 14, 2021
3. darshankawar commented on Sep 14, 2021

   

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   A similar / related issue is: #74227
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5. jimbo-jones1313 commented on Sep 17, 2021

   

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   Update: after playing around with the Visual Studio packages, the dependencies were finally cleared up (thank you!), but now I'm back to the previous error (just some of the details have changed):

   Flutter could not download and/or extract https://storage.googleapis.com/flutter_infra_release/flutter/d5adde01dd672ba4f6819d85218beb01142dca27/flutter-web-sdk-windows-x64.zip. Ensure you have network connectivity and all of the required dependencies listed at flutter.dev/setup.
   The original exception was: FileSystemException: Creation failed, path = 'H:\flutter\bin\cache\flutter_web_sdk\flutter_web_sdk/lib/ui/src/ui' (OS Error: Eine Datei kann nicht erstellt werden, wenn sie bereits vorhanden ist.
   , errno = 183).

   I have tried deleting the 'flutter\bin\cache\flutter_web_sdk\flutter_web_sdk' folder (the last one in the hierarchy), and get various error messages.
   Repeating the "run" without any deletions just got me this:

   Flutter failed to check for directory existence at "H:\flutter\bin\cache\flutter_web_sdk". The flutter tool cannot access the file or directory.
   Please ensure that the SDK and/or project is installed in a location that has read/write permissions for the current user
   flutter_06.log
   flutter_05.log

   It looks like each error refers to a different file that supposedly already exists; I will try running this over and over again; maybe it will eventually run out of existing files it will try to create.
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9. huycozy commented on Aug 7, 2023

   

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   Leaving information from duplicate issue #131978 on new Flutter version for better tracking (the stack trace from OP is on a file, so it's not convenient to quickly capture information)

   On stable/3.10.6 with command: flutter build windows

   FileSystemException: Cannot create link, OS Error: No se puede crear un archivo que ya existe.
   , errno = 183
   
   #0      _Link.throwIfError (dart:io/link.dart:254:7)
   #1      _Link.createSync (dart:io/link.dart:182:5)
   #2      ForwardingLink.createSync (package:file/src/forwarding/forwarding_link.dart:20:16)
   #3      ForwardingLink.createSync (package:file/src/forwarding/forwarding_link.dart:20:16)
   #4      _createPlatformPluginSymlinks (package:flutter_tools/src/flutter_plugins.dart:1055:12)
   #5      createPluginSymlinks (package:flutter_tools/src/flutter_plugins.dart:985:5)
   #6      buildWindows (package:flutter_tools/src/windows/build_windows.dart:64:3)
   #7      BuildWindowsCommand.runCommand (package:flutter_tools/src/commands/build_windows.dart:56:11)
   <asynchronous suspension>
   #8      FlutterCommand.run.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter_tools/src/runner/flutter_command.dart:1336:27)
   <asynchronous suspension>
   #9      AppContext.run.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter_tools/src/base/context.dart:150:19)
   <asynchronous suspension>
   #10     CommandRunner.runCommand (package:args/command_runner.dart:212:13)
   <asynchronous suspension>
   #11     FlutterCommandRunner.runCommand.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter_tools/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart:296:9)
   <asynchronous suspension>
   #12     AppContext.run.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter_tools/src/base/context.dart:150:19)
   <asynchronous suspension>
   #13     FlutterCommandRunner.runCommand (package:flutter_tools/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart:244:5)
   <asynchronous suspension>
   #14     run.<anonymous closure>.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter_tools/runner.dart:91:9)
   <asynchronous suspension>
   #15     AppContext.run.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter_tools/src/base/context.dart:150:19)
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10. milindgoel15 commented on Oct 14, 2023

    

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    Any temporary workaround for this issue?
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12. robinmonsere commented on Feb 12, 2024

    

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    Any updates on this? Getting the same exact error with flutter run -d windows -v
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14. loic-sharma commented on Jul 29, 2025

    

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    Redirecting this back to the tool team. One comment indicates this problem can happen when downloading artifacts (link), another comment indicates this problem can happen when using Android Studio (here), which is rarely used to build Windows app. I suspect this problem affects all Flutter targets if the host machine is on Windows.

    For folks hitting this issue, please upvote 👍 the issue itself. This will help us prioritize. Thanks!
15. anders-au commented on Aug 24, 2025

    

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    I had a variant of this error occur in Windows VS Code due to a downloaded asset file that was marked as Read Only by Windows. This meant it was able to be copied to the build once, but flutter subsequently was not able to delete and replace it when rebuilding. Unchecking the Read Only property on any problem files in Windows Explorer fixed my issue.

    Target debug_android_application failed: PathExistsException: Cannot copy file to 'C:build/dir/path.ext', path = 'C:\path\to\problem\asset.ext' (OS Error: Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

    
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17. tirth-patel-nc

    marked [tool_crash] FileSystemException: Creation failed, OS Error: Cannot create a file when that file already exists. , errno = 183 #179099 as a duplicate of this issue on Nov 26, 2025
18. darshankawar

    marked [tool_crash] FileSystemException: Cannot create link, OS Error: Unable to create an already existing file., errno = 183 #179161 as a duplicate of this issue on Nov 27, 2025
19. danagbemava-nc

    marked [tool_crash] FileSystemException: Creation failed, OS Error: Cannot create a file when that file already exists. , errno = 183 #179311 as a duplicate of this issue on Dec 2, 2025
20. danagbemava-nc

    marked [tool_crash] FileSystemException: Creation failed, OS Error: Cannot create a file when that file already exists. , errno = 183 #179315 as a duplicate of this issue on Dec 2, 2025
21. danagbemava-nc

    marked [tool_crash] FileSystemException: Creation failed, OS Error: Cannot create a file when that file already exists. , errno = 183 #179325 as a duplicate of this issue on Dec 2, 2025
22. tirth-patel-nc

    marked [tool_crash] FileSystemException: Cannot create link, OS Error: Cannot create a file when that file already exists, errno = 183 #180811 as a duplicate of this issue on Jan 12, 2026
23. saurabh-mirajkar

    marked [tool_crash] FileSystemException: Cannot create link, OS Error: Cannot create a file when that file already exists, errno = 183 #184319 as a duplicate of this issue on Mar 30, 2026
24. saurabh-mirajkar

    marked [tool_crash] FileSystemException: Cannot copy file to 'E:\Project\Personal\flutter-app\build\native_assets\windows\sqlite3.dll', OS Error: Cannot create a file when that file already exists, errno = 183 #191875 as a duplicate of this issue on Aug 27, 2026
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