Exception in thread "main" java.io.JGitInternalException: Could not delete temporary fileC:\Users\13 dec

Question

I am trying to clone a git repository using JGit.

public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InvalidRemoteException, GitAPIException {

    String name = "username";
    String password = "password";

    remotePath = "https://[email protected]:8081/scm/paragon/paragongit.git";

    CredentialsProvider cp = new UsernamePasswordCredentialsProvider(name, password);

            File localPath = new File("C:/Users/13 dec/");
    if (!localPath.delete()) {
        throw new IOException("Could not delete temporary file" + localPath);
    }

    System.out.println("localPath " + localPath.getAbsolutePath());

    System.out.println("Cloning from" + remotePath + "to" + localPath);

    Git git = Git.init().setDirectory(localPath).call();

    System.out.println("The End");

    Git result = Git.cloneRepository().setURI(remotePath).setDirectory(localPath).setCredentialsProvider(cp).call();

    System.out.println("The end of program");

}

But I am getting JGitInternalException

Error->Exception in thread "main" org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.JGitInternalException: Destination path "13 dec" already exists and is not an empty directory
    at org.eclipse.jgit.api.CloneCommand.verifyDirectories(CloneCommand.java:253)
    at org.eclipse.jgit.api.CloneCommand.call(CloneCommand.java:189)
    at testInAction.main(testInAction.java:39)

Please post the full stack trace so that others can see where exactly the exception stems from. — Rüdiger Herrmann
– Rüdiger Herrmann, Commented Dec 14, 2018 at 9:24

Stephen C · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-14 12:16:32Z

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The error message is telling you that you are trying to clone a git repo over the top of an existing non-empty directory.

You can't do that. And you can't do that by running git clone from the command line either; see the comments on https://stackoverflow.com/a/42561781/139985

Basically, git is trying to stop you from shooting yourself in the foot.

edited Dec 14, 2018 at 12:16

answered Dec 14, 2018 at 10:42

Stephen C

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vivek g · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-14 09:09:06Z

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when we create a directory in C:\Users then it is created a read only and we would need admin privilege to delete it even using normal delete from windows.

answered Dec 14, 2018 at 9:09

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Rain Over a year ago

I changed it to H:/ drive path but still getting same error

vivek g Over a year ago

did you check the properties of the folder

vivek g Over a year ago

change it to not read only. i have tried the peice of code and it works when it is not read only localPath.delete() tries to delete it and it returns false when its read only

Rain Over a year ago

can you just send me your piece of code which worked for you

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