Maven - Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.4.1:clean

Question

I've a problem with the following dependency in my pom.xml where org.springframework.version = 3.1.0.RELEASE:

<!-- Spring MVC framework -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
    <version>${org.springframework.version}</version>
</dependency>

When I execute the command line 'mvn clean install', I've the following error :

 [INFO] BUILD FAILURE
 [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [INFO] Total time: 1.052s
 [INFO] Finished at: Sat Dec 07 15:49:04 CET 2013
 [INFO] Final Memory: 4M/15M
 [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.4.1:clean (default-clean) on project myGoogleAppEngine: Failed to clean project: Failed to delete C:\EclipseProjects\myGoogleAppEngine\target\myGoogleAppEngine-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT\WEB-INF\lib\spring-webmvc-3.1.0.RELEASE.jar -> [Help 1]
 [ERROR] 
 [ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.
 [ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
 [ERROR] 
 [ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
 [ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoExecutionException

By seeing on http://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework/spring-webmvc/3.1.0.RELEASE , there aren't any errors in my dependency.

Do you have any solutions?

Try [link](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1615352/why-doesnt-mavens-mvn-clean-ever-work-the-first-time) — mic4ael, Dec 07 '13 at 15:10

score 27 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 07 '13 at 15:37

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Failed to delete C:\EclipseProjects\myGoogleAppEngine\target\myGoogleAppEngine-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT\WEB-INF\lib\spring-webmvc-3.1.0.RELEASE.jar

Because of the path C:\EclipseProjects i guess you have eclipse running on that project. If you application runs, you cannot clean the output, because it may be in use.

Stop the application and maybe eclipse and try again.

answered Dec 07 '13 at 15:37

Christian Kuetbach

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I always have the same problem – user2274060 Dec 07 '13 at 15:58
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I think there is a running process, which has the jar loaded. – Christian Kuetbach Dec 07 '13 at 16:21
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Glassfish server in my case. Not only you have to undeploy your applications but stop the server as well. – alextsil Mar 28 '15 at 09:18
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In my case also it is GlassFish server. Have to stop it as well before doing clean and build. – SoProgram May 07 '17 at 15:40
I tried all the solutions but nothing is worked in Client VDI,facing same issue from day 1 of Eclipse – Rajesh Qa Dec 23 '22 at 04:52

score 19 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 08 '16 at 08:16

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Delete the java.exe process in Task Manager and re-execute.It worked for me.

answered Jun 08 '16 at 08:16

sdfs

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In my case it was just try to restart the IDE (Eclipse), like in the "IT Crowd" TV show. – Enrique San Martín Mar 14 '20 at 13:52
A restart of IntelliJ worked for me – boardtc Mar 29 '22 at 14:14

score 7 · Answer 3 · answered May 09 '14 at 14:47

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Make sure that your permissions are correct on the folder.As i faced same problem and after changing the ownership of the folder and files the problem was solved.

answered May 09 '14 at 14:47

Kworks

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PrathiSaiHarika · Answer 4 · 2020-03-04T09:01:13.403

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Solution 1: Sometimes the build fails because, the target folder cannot be deleted. (It might be open in the backend due to the previous builds.)

-> Open Task Manager

-> In the Process tab

-> Do "End Process" for the running "java.exe" processess
Solution 2:

-> Restart eclipse

-> Perform Maven Build with command : clean install -DSkipTests

edited Mar 04 '20 at 09:01

answered Feb 04 '20 at 05:24

PrathiSaiHarika

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score 5 · Answer 5 · edited Dec 09 '21 at 17:31

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Kill the "Java (TM)" process from processes in your computer. Re-run the mvn command. It should work now.

edited Dec 09 '21 at 17:31

answered Mar 28 '16 at 12:57

mak k

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shashi009 · Answer 6 · 2014-06-10T04:37:00.073

Try changing the permissions on the workspace folder. Make sure you have sufficient permissions to delete files in this folder. I faced the same problem and when i provided full control over the project folder (changing windows security permissions), it worked fine for me.

Just to update, this morning it again started giving the same error even when i have given all the permissions. So i tried to delete the particular file (pointed in the error logs) manually to find out what's exactly the problem.

I got the error "can not delete file because it's in use by Java TM SE". So the file was being used by java process due to which eclipse was not able to delete it.

I closed the java process from task manager and after that it worked fine. Although its kinda hectic to close the java process every time I need to execute my project, its the working solution right now for me.

score 4 · Answer 7 · answered Apr 29 '19 at 12:35

Reason and solution-

Everything happens for a reason :)

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:3.1.0:clean (default-clean) on project

The reason of this problem is that the target folder is already in use. That means any jar or any war or any application is using that target folder

Solution- 1) Check the war and jar (also check jar if any running in background), terminate it.

2) if u have opened command prompt (cmd), and are using that path to execute the jar, close it or change the path in cmd. This was the reason in my case. Do check this.

Once u do this , u would be able to delete the contents of the target folder and and can also perform maven clean and maven install.

score 3 · Answer 8 · answered Jun 11 '20 at 07:13

On Windows, I got "Unable to delete directory". What's wrong? For instance, clean could fail if you already have opened a command line with target as the current dir. Windows locks some ressources and you need to close the handles on these ressources.

This works for me.

score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Jun 06 '14 at 09:58

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if you run a server instance, stop it for the time of build process. worked for me.

answered Jun 06 '14 at 09:58

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Jul 07 '14 at 12:28

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In my case, it was Subversion, TortoiseSVN clinging to those files, so I just clicked on SVN in the Eclipse menu and then disconnect. Worked for me.

answered Jul 07 '14 at 12:28

gmode

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Jan 27 '15 at 12:48

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If you open the directory which it is trying to delete then also you will face same error so first close the folder.

answered Jan 27 '15 at 12:48

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Apr 01 '15 at 10:34

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In my case I changed the owner of all the files and it worked.

sudo chown -R anuruddha *

answered Apr 01 '15 at 10:34

Anuruddha Lanka Liyanarachchi

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User is running on Windows not a *NIX environment – Dave G Mar 28 '16 at 13:22

score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Dec 03 '15 at 04:46

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For me it worked by closing the Eclipse and using the command line to build the project. Seems like Eclipse had taken a lock on the files.

answered Dec 03 '15 at 04:46

tanvi

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score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Sep 29 '17 at 02:01

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you may need to check whether the settings.xml file is correct. such as user name, password, third party url.

answered Sep 29 '17 at 02:01

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score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Aug 08 '18 at 10:50

I've noticed that sometimes eclipse somehow picks up some of the jars and keeps a lock on them (in Windows only) and when you try to do mvn clean it says:

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.2:clean (default-clean) on project

The only solution so far is to close eclipse and run the mvn build again.

And these are random jars - it can pick up anything it wants... Why that happens is a mystery to me. Probably eclipse opens the jars when you do Type Search or Resource Search and forgets to close them / release the file handlers..

score 0 · Answer 16 · answered Oct 03 '19 at 15:42

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If you have opened the command prompt(cmd) to run the jar on current folder,then the error will come as above.so close the command prompt and try maven clean and install,it will work definitely.

answered Oct 03 '19 at 15:42

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score 0 · Answer 17 · answered Feb 07 '20 at 16:26

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For IntelliJ users,

1. File -> Invalidate your cache/restart the ide 
2. clean install -DSkipTests

answered Feb 07 '20 at 16:26

Akash Yellappa

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score 0 · Answer 18 · answered Dec 09 '21 at 17:28

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In my case in my background I was inside the folder from command prompt after closing the command prompt. I was able to run the maven clean command.

answered Dec 09 '21 at 17:28

Akhilesh Raturi

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score 0 · Answer 19 · answered Jun 19 '22 at 23:43

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For me clearing the previous maven tasks worked.

After clearing this, from eclipse project properties > run as > maven > clean followed by try maven build.

Best luck!

answered Jun 19 '22 at 23:43

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score 0 · Answer 20 · answered Sep 13 '22 at 04:16

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For me manually deleting the files in target folder using sudo worked. It's the need for root permission to delete files in the target folder.

answered Sep 13 '22 at 04:16

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score 0 · Answer 21 · answered Aug 16 '23 at 11:15

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If you were doing some changes in maven build part in pom.xml. And you have a cmd window opened before making those changes. Then close / kill cmd process first, then rerun Clean/Build and it succeeds.

answered Aug 16 '23 at 11:15

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