File.Replace : Unable to remove the file being replaced

[RobHudson]

Hi

I am using File.Replace and am getting "Unable to remove the file being replaced".

It works fine if the replace occurs on the same drive but errors if not. For example:

Works:
File.Replace("C:\\Test\\Test.txt", "C:\\Test\\Test.txt", "C:\\Test\\Test_BAK.txt");

Fails:
File.Replace("C:\\Test\\Test.txt", "G:\\Test\\Test.txt", "C:\\Test\\Test_BAK.txt");

In both cases folders and files exist where appropriate, permissions are valid and there are no locks on the files.

Anybody got any ideas?

Cheers

 

[abcfantasy]

From MSDN, in the File.Replace page, it says:

If the sourceFileName and destinationFileName are on different volumes, this method will raise an exception.

There's nothing more added on that. I believe (for some reason) it's just not possible over different volumes.

|| ABC

 

[RobHudson]

Thanks ABC. I did look in MSDN but must have missed it

Sorry for the hassle