goto retry;
}
}
- winnt_error(status, L"Can't create directory \"%ls\"",
- current_path(ctx));
+ const wchar_t *path = current_path(ctx);
+ winnt_error(status, L"Can't create directory \"%ls\"", path);
+
+ /* Check for known issue with WindowsApps directory. */
+ if (status == STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED &&
+ (wcsstr(path, L"\\WindowsApps\\") ||
+ wcsstr(path, L"\\InfusedApps\\"))) {
+ ERROR(
+"You seem to be trying to extract files to the WindowsApps directory.\n"
+" Windows 8.1 and later use new file permissions in this directory that\n"
+" cannot be overridden, even by backup/restore programs. To extract your\n"
+" files anyway, you need to choose a different target directory, delete\n"
+" the WindowsApps directory entirely, reformat the volume, do the\n"
+" extraction from a non-broken operating system such as Windows 7 or\n"
+" Linux, or wait for Microsoft to fix the design flaw in their operating\n"
+" system. This is *not* a bug in wimlib. See this thread for more\n"
+" information: https://wimlib.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=261");
+ }
return WIMLIB_ERR_MKDIR;
}