"The directory is not empty" - Build fails in the Visual Studio Online

If you get the following error on building a build in Visual Studio Online:

"The directory is not empty" 

 

Check if you opened the Build Server in your remote and the corresponding agent folders are opened. If it is open, close the opened folder path and try to build it again.

Comments

• Anonymous
  February 17, 2016
  I run into this problem fairly often. No folders are open so I am not sure what the problem is. If I just restart the build it seems to work. Is there a way to catch this error and automatically start a new build?

  • Anonymous
    April 05, 2016
    Did you check the event viewer in the build server as to what it crashes this often?
  • Anonymous
    March 28, 2017
    Hi Steven, I was wondering if you found a way to fix the problem. Same issue on my side. :(