altstoreio / altstoreio/AltStore
Error when trying to download AltServer on Windows
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Description
I have this error on the installer :
The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file.
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Research direction
Start with the Windows AltServer installer and reproduce the reported file-locking error during download. Identify which installer step and file are involved, then verify that a clean download completes without the “another process has locked a portion of the file” message.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100