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jmac
jmac

Reputation: 313

System.IO.Compression.ZipFile UnauthorizedAccessException

I'm trying to backup some files using the .NET 4.5 ZipFile class and the CreateFromDirectory(string, string) method. I'm getting an UnauthorizedAccessException - Access Denied. I can successfully read all files in that directory as well as write a file to that directory. So I would think that the permissions are set up properly. Any thoughts on why I'm getting access denied on the ZipFile class?

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    string backupLocation = @"C:\Backups";
    string directoriesToBackup = @"F:\myMedia\myPictures\Our Family\2012\Misc";

    try
    {
        ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory(directoriesToBackup, backupLocation);
    }
    catch (System.UnauthorizedAccessException e) 
    {
        Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
    }

    DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(@"F:\myMedia\myPictures\Our Family\2012\Misc");
    File.Create(@"F:\myMedia\myPictures\Our Family\2012\Misc\testCreateFromVs.txt");
    foreach (FileInfo i in di.GetFiles())
    {
        Console.WriteLine(i.Name);
    }

    Console.ReadKey();

}

Upvotes: 14

Views: 15633

Answers (4)

Onat Korucu
Onat Korucu

Reputation: 1042

In my case, I was working with Unity and I had manually added System.IO.Compression.dll and System.IO.Compression.ZipFile.dll (and relevant XMLs) into Assets folder.

But I chose a DLL with wrong SDK version, and while it worked fine on MacOs, it gave UnauthorizedAccessException in Android and iOS.

I solved the issue by removing dll's and XML's and following the thread on Unity Forum .

Basically you have to make sure your project Api Compatibility Level and dll .Net version matches.

Upvotes: 0

herve
herve

Reputation: 610

The problem can also arises when a folder with the same name as the (output) zip already exists

Upvotes: 3

Brandon Hawbaker
Brandon Hawbaker

Reputation: 554

In my case I was trying to create the target directory before I started to zip the file there, but was creating the target directory as the name of the zip file, so because the empty zip file already existed (as a directory), I got the same error.

Upvotes: 2

moskito-x
moskito-x

Reputation: 11968

It seems you have misunderstood something.

backupLocation = @"C:\Backups";

you want to overwrite the directory "C:\Backups" with a file ! That's not allowed! ;-) (Access Denied)

You have to specify the path with file name.
Syntax: CreateFromDirectory(string,string)

public static void CreateFromDirectory(
    string sourceDirectoryName,
    string destinationArchiveFileName
)

Example:

 string startPath = @"c:\example\start";
 string zipPath = @"c:\example\result.zip";
 ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory(startPath, zipPath);
 [...]

Upvotes: 26

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