delete: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process

[halmai]

The exact command to reproduce the issue:

minikube delete

The full output of the command that failed:

! Unable to get the status of the minikube cluster.
* Removing C:\Users\Csongor Halmai\.minikube\machines\minikube ...
*
X Unable to remove machine directory: %v: remove C:\Users\Csongor Halmai\.minikube\machines\minikube\disk.vhd: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
*
* minikube is exiting due to an error. If the above message is not useful, open an issue:
  - https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/new/choose

The output of the minikube logs command:

*
X api load: filestore "minikube": open C:\Users\Csongor Halmai\.minikube\machines\minikube\config.json: The system cannot find the file specified.
*
* minikube is exiting due to an error. If the above message is not useful, open an issue:
  - https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/new/choose

The operating system version:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.592]

I hoped that creating a config.json file can solve the problem. I created one with 0 bytes which was simply deleted by minikube delete. Then I created one with the content {} but it caused minikube delete to die with panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference. Then I gave up.

[halmai]

Solution: the Hyper-V Manager locked the file. I stopped it and then I was able to delete everything I wanted.
It would be nice to see some reference to this potential cause if the minikube delete command fails.

[tstromberg]

That sounds reasonable. If you or anyone else wants to add a solution message to be displayed for this error, please add an entry here:

minikube/pkg/minikube/problem/err_map.go

Line 112 in f77e942

[RA489]

/assign

[bahrikhalil]

you can resolve this by mannually stopping the process that is using the file by:

-open resmon.exe

-stop the process: