# MoveFileEx can return ACCESS_DENIED · gitcafe/zig

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Author: Andrew Kelley

Committer: Andrew Kelley

## Message

```
MoveFileEx can return ACCESS_DENIED

I observed this on Windows 10, trying to use MoveFileEx with
MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING | MOVEFILE_WRITE_THROUGH
to overwrite a running executable.

```

## Parents

- [cad2e8da9d10fc6f591b8da6396191735d795c80](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zig/commit/cad2e8da9d10fc6f591b8da6396191735d795c80?format=markdown)

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