Error on rename when 'nw install' on Windows 10 64bit

[timfish]

C:\Users\tim\Documents>nw install 0.16.1
Downloading 0.16.1.zip
[============================================>] 100.0% of 51.75 MB (2.01 MB/s)
shell.js: internal error
Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename 'C:\Users\tim\.nwjs\nwjs-v0.16.1-win-x64' -> 'C:\Users\tim\.nwjs\0.16.1'
    at Error (native)
    at Object.fs.renameSync (fs.js:809:18)
    at C:\Users\tim\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nwjs\node_modules\shelljs\src\mv.js:79:8
    at Array.forEach (native)
    at _mv (C:\Users\tim\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nwjs\node_modules\shelljs\src\mv.js:55:11)
    at C:\Users\tim\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nwjs\node_modules\shelljs\src\common.js:240:23
    at Command.<anonymous> (C:\Users\tim\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nwjs\lib\install.js:40:5)
    at next (native)
    at onFulfilled (C:\Users\tim\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nwjs\node_modules\co\index.js:65:19)

I've tried messing around deleting the directory or opening up permissions with no luck. In the end I renamed the directory myself to get it working...

[timfish]

For some reason nw install 0.16.1-sdk didn't have this issue...

[karikera]

It happened to me when install 0.14.7-sdk.
I think this occur randomly..

[fritx]

Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename 'C:\Users\tim\.nwjs\nwjs-v0.16.1-win-x64' -> 'C:\Users\tim\.nwjs\0.16.1'
    at Error (native)
    at Object.fs.renameSync (fs.js:809:18)
    at C:\Users\tim\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\nwjs\node_modules\shelljs\src\mv.js:79:8

Seems like it's an error caused by shelljs.mv.
And I found the newer version of mv includes a try/catch on fs.renameSync:
https://github.com/shelljs/shelljs/blob/master/src/mv.js#L77-L86
Related commit: shelljs/shelljs@5d6adba

try {
  fs.renameSync(src, thisDest);
} catch (e) {
  if (e.code === 'EXDEV') { // external partition
    // if either of these fails, the appropriate error message will bubble
    // up to the top level automatically
    cp('-r', src, thisDest);
    rm('-rf', src);
  }
}

[timfish]

Looks like it might fix it. I still get this every time I do an install. Luckily I dont do that very often!

[ffigiel]

I was having the same issue, here's a dirty trick to fix it (basically you manually upgrade nwjs's shelljs dependency)

$ npm install shelljs@latest
$ rm -r node_modules/nwjs/node_modules/shelljs/
$ mv node_modules/shelljs/ node_modules/nwjs/node_modules/

And then finally

$ nw install 0.19.4-sdk
Downloading 0.19.4-sdk.zip
[============================================>] 100.0% of 84.58 MB (1.26 MB/s)
√ Version 0.19.4-sdk is installed and activated

EDIT:
It still doesn't work for me

$ nw .
Cached nwjs excutable v0.19.4-sdk not found, run nw install 0.19.4-sdk first
$ nw ls
(blank line)

[Klemen1337]

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