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ERROR_DELETE_PENDING
Deletion of the file is pending
ERROR_DELETE_PENDING means that a file or related object has been marked for deletion but remains present until outstanding handles are closed. New opens may fail during this interval.
What to check
- Find handles or operations keeping the object alive.
- Check whether cleanup and reopen paths race with each other.
- Wait for a documented lifecycle signal rather than polling aggressively.
- Avoid creating a replacement at the same path until deletion completes.
How to handle it
Close owned handles and allow deletion to finish. If another process owns the remaining handle, report the transient state and use a bounded retry policy.
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