Access Denied while installing pytorch/tensorflow on windows10

Question

I tried to install Tensorflow in the anaconda prompt using the command: conda install tensorflow I received the following error message:

Executing transaction: failed
ERROR conda.core.link:_execute(502): An error occurred while uninstalling package 'defaults::scipy-1.1.0-py36h672f292_0'.
PermissionError(13, 'Access is denied')
Attempting to roll back.
Rolling back transaction: done
PermissionError(13, 'Access is denied')

Similarly when I tried to install pytorch via conda install -c pytorch pytorch :

Executing transaction: failed
ERROR conda.core.link:_execute(502): An error occurred while uninstalling package 'defaults::conda-4.5.4-py36_0'.
PermissionError(13, 'Access is denied')
Attempting to roll back.
Rolling back transaction: done
PermissionError(13, 'Access is denied')

I checked and ran those commands with administrator privileges. How to solve this problem and install tensorflow in conda?

Answer 1

• Read the docs for uninstalling Anaconda https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/uninstall

• Do a conda install anaconda-clean

• Then do anaconda-clean --yes

• Then download Anaconda for Windows Installer and run thru the steps. https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual#windows

• Then re-install tensorflow using the command you tried to use.

• If this does not work, you might have python concurrency (between built-in python and manually installed python versions).