Quarto failed to remove directory

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Since Nov 6, 2025.

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Bug description

Quarto refusing to remove directory when it uses both long path and short path format in Windows 11.
Error message

ERROR: Refusing to remove directory C:/Users/emil.hagglund/AppData/Local/Temp/Rtmpw3MI6F/long-report-output-folder/long-report-output-folder_files that isn't a subdirectory of C:\Users\EMIL~1.HAG\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmpw3MI6F\long-report-output-folder

Stack trace:
    at safeRemoveDirSync (file:///C:/Users/emil.hagglund/AppData/Local/Programs/Quarto/bin/quarto.js:2540:11)
    at file:///C:/Users/emil.hagglund/AppData/Local/Programs/Quarto/bin/quarto.js:114464:9
    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
    at renderCleanup (file:///C:/Users/emil.hagglund/AppData/Local/Programs/Quarto/bin/quarto.js:114462:23)
    at file:///C:/Users/emil.hagglund/AppData/Local/Programs/Quarto/bin/quarto.js:115404:44
    at withTiming (file:///C:/Users/emil.hagglund/AppData/Local/Programs/Quarto/bin/quarto.js:18977:21)
    at Object.complete (file:///C:/Users/emil.hagglund/AppData/Local/Programs/Quarto/bin/quarto.js:115404:9)
    at eventLoopTick (ext:core/01_core.js:178:7)
    at async Object.onPostProcess (file:///C:/Users/emil.hagglund/AppData/Local/Programs/Quarto/bin/quarto.js:123981:28) 
    at async renderFileInternal (file:///C:/Users/emil.hagglund/AppData/Local/Programs/Quarto/bin/quarto.js:123965:3) 
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Your environment
  • OS: Windows 11
Quarto check output
Quarto 1.8.25
[>] Checking environment information...
      Quarto cache location: C:\Users\emil.hagglund\AppData\Local\quarto
[>] Checking versions of quarto binary dependencies...
      Pandoc version 3.6.3: OK
      Dart Sass version 1.87.0: OK
      Deno version 2.3.1: OK
      Typst version 0.13.0: OK
[>] Checking versions of quarto dependencies......OK
[>] Checking Quarto installation......OK
      Version: 1.8.25
      Path: C:\Users\emil.hagglund\AppData\Local\Programs\Quarto\bin    
      CodePage: 1252

[>] Checking tools....................OK
      TinyTeX: (external install)
      Chromium: (not installed)

[>] Checking LaTeX....................OK
      Using: TinyTex
      Path: C:\Users\emil.hagglund\AppData\Roaming\TinyTeX\bin\windows\ 
      Version: 2025

[>] Checking Chrome Headless....................OK
      Using: Chrome found on system
      Path: C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe       
      Source: Windows Registry

[>] Checking basic markdown render....OK

[>] Checking Python 3 installation....(None)

      Unable to locate an installed version of Python 3.
      Install Python 3 from https://www.python.org/downloads/

[>] Checking R installation...........OK
      Version: 4.4.0
      Path: C:/Users/emil.hagglund/AppData/Local/Programs/R/R-4.4.0     
      LibPaths:
        - C:/Users/emil.hagglund/AppData/Local/R/win-library/4.4        
        - C:/Users/emil.hagglund/AppData/Local/Programs/R/R-4.4.0/library
      knitr: 1.50
      rmarkdown: 2.30

[>] Checking Knitr engine render......OK
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