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

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 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.

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.

kill the java (TM) process from processes in you computer. re-run mvn cmd . It should work now.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

For IntelliJ users,

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

• 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

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

sudo chown -R anuruddha *

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.

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..

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.

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