Can't move (5) Access is denied.

[MrSloanes]

Hey guys,

Havent used 1.5 for a week or so and when i went to launch it today after an auto update started i keep getting the below error.

 

--- Log file: F:\DCS World\autoupdate_log.txt
=== Log opened UTC 2017-11-25 23:26:30
INFO : DCS_Updater/2.6.22.24 (Windows NT 10.0.16299; Win64; en-GB)
INFO : cmdline: "F:\DCS World\bin\DCS_updater.exe" --apply update C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS\update_info.json 1.5.7.11762.396
STATUS: Initializing...
INFO : basedir: F:\DCS World
INFO : DCS/ (x86_64; EN;  WORLD)
INFO : branch: 
INFO : Got reply from www.digitalcombatsimulator.com
STATUS: Verifying cached version info...
STATUS: Verifying installed files...
INFO : 0 files are changed or missing.
STATUS: Preparing download...
STATUS: Searching for already downloaded files...
INFO : Found 1 local source(s).
INFO : Local source: F:\DCS World 2 OpenAlpha\
INFO : To copy from local: 0 bytes in 0 files
INFO : To download: 0 bytes in 0 files
STATUS: Removing obsolete files...
INFO : Removed 0 files.
INFO : Kept 32741 files.
STATUS: Installing new files...
INFO : INSTALL bin/ModelViewer.exe
ERROR: Can't move F:\DCS World\_downloads\bin/ModelViewer.exe to F:\DCS World\bin/ModelViewer.exe: (5) Access is denied.
=== Log closed.

 

Any ideas?

[Kelevra9987]

Run the Updater as Administrator?

[tezz311]

I had that problem, had to restart my computer then it worked something musnt have gotten cleared from memory when it last closed