WebStorm: "move failed" when trying to move directory in project tree

Question

After pushing F6 and choosing destination folder I only get this message and no other clues. What could be the reason of this?

Apocarp

I've never seen this error and i move directories a lot. Webstorm needs to add more information to this error message (maybe a stack even) – Octo

Unfortunately, I don't know where to get any additional information – Apocarp

I would go to youtrack.jetbrains.com and add it as a bug. Tell them also to put a more decent error message. – Octo

Answer 1

The Node.js process was locking folders from being deleted. It's on Windows.

Apocarp

Answer 2

I experienced the error in Webstorm 2023.3.2 while working in a Vue TypeScript project. I closed all files and restarted the Vue TypeScript service in the statusbar on the bottom right and then it worked.

Cronin

Answer 3

when restarting IDE do not help? i do this: create empty folder with exact name in a new place and moved all folders and files from

Unstuck

Answer 4

I also had this issue on Windows with a NextJs project. Stopping all processes and restarting the WebStorm IDE does the trick.

Isatin