Azure CLI - Hard linking failed - azure

Question

I am trying to download a Universal Package that is stored on Azure DevOps via:
az artifacts universal download --feed my-feed --name my-cool-package --version 1.0.0 --path Downloads
Inside this package is a single file my-file.dll.
The error I receive is:
Encountered an unexpected error.
System.IO.IOException: Hard linking failed!
Status: Failed
Path: Downloads\my-file.dll
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.BlobStore.WebApi.DedupStoreClient.DownloadToFileAsync(DedupNode node, String fullPath, Uri proxyUri, EdgeCache edgeCache, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.BlobStore.WebApi.DedupStoreClientWithDataport.DownloadToFileAsync(IDedupDataPort dataport, DedupNode node, String fullPath, Uri proxyUri, EdgeCache edgeCache, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.BlobStore.WebApi.DedupStoreClientWithDataport.DownloadToFileAsync(IDedupDataPort dataport, DedupIdentifier dedupId, String fullPath, UInt64 fileSize, GetDedupAsyncFunc dedupFetcher, Uri proxyUri, EdgeCache edgeCache, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.BlobStore.WebApi.DedupManifestArtifactClient.<>c__DisplayClass24_0.<<DownloadAsyncWithManifestPath>b__5>d.MoveNext()
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at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Content.Common.NonSwallowingActionBlock.<>c__DisplayClass5_0`1.<<CreateNonSwallowingFunc>b__0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Content.Common.TargetBlockExtensions.SendAllAndCompleteAsync[T1,T2](ITargetBlock`1 targetBlock, IEnumerable`1 inputs, ITargetBlock`1 finalBlock, CancellationToken token)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.BlobStore.WebApi.DedupManifestArtifactClient.DownloadAsyncWithManifestPath(DownloadDedupManifestArtifactOptions downloadOptions, IEnumerable`1 minimatcherFuncs, Boolean downloadManifestReferences, ISet`1 excludedPaths, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.BlobStore.WebApi.DedupManifestArtifactClient.DownloadSingleManifestAsync(DownloadDedupManifestArtifactOptions downloadOptions, Boolean downloadManifestReferences, ISet`1 excludedPaths, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.BlobStore.WebApi.DedupManifestArtifactClient.DownloadAsync(DownloadDedupManifestArtifactOptions downloadOptions, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Packaging.UPackClientShared.UPackSharedClient.DownloadAsync(String projectNameOrId, String feedNameOrId, String packageName, String packageVersion, String targetDirectory, IEnumerable`1 minimatchPatterns, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at ArtifactTool.Commands.UPackDownloadCommand.<>c__DisplayClass25_0.<<ExecuteAsync>b__0>d.MoveNext() in d:\a\1\s\src\ArtifactTool\Commands\UPack\UPackDownloadCommand.cs:line 60
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at ArtifactTool.Commands.UPack.UPackExceptionMapper.WithExceptionHandlingAsync(Func`1 act) in d:\a\1\s\src\ArtifactTool\Commands\UPack\UPackExceptionMapper.cs:line 39
at ArtifactTool.Commands.UPackDownloadCommand.ExecuteAsync() in d:\a\1\s\src\ArtifactTool\Commands\UPack\UPackDownloadCommand.cs:line 64
at ArtifactTool.Commands.CommandBase.OnExecuteAsync() in d:\a\1\s\src\ArtifactTool\Commands\CommandBase.cs:line 100
at McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils.Conventions.ExecuteMethodConvention.InvokeAsync(MethodInfo method, Object instance, Object[] arguments) in C:\projects\commandlineutils\src\CommandLineUtils\Conventions\ExecuteMethodConvention.cs:line 77
at McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils.Conventions.ExecuteMethodConvention.OnExecute(ConventionContext context) in C:\projects\commandlineutils\src\CommandLineUtils\Conventions\ExecuteMethodConvention.cs:line 62
at McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils.Conventions.ExecuteMethodConvention.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.<<Apply>b__0>d.MoveNext() in C:\projects\commandlineutils\src\CommandLineUtils\Conventions\ExecuteMethodConvention.cs:line 25
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils.CommandLineApplication.<>c__DisplayClass126_0.<OnExecute>b__0() in C:\projects\commandlineutils\src\CommandLineUtils\CommandLineApplication.cs:line 505
at McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils.CommandLineApplication.Execute(String[] args) in C:\projects\commandlineutils\src\CommandLineUtils\CommandLineApplication.cs:line 611
at McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils.CommandLineApplication.Execute[TApp](CommandLineContext context) in C:\projects\commandlineutils\src\CommandLineUtils\CommandLineApplication.Execute.cs:line 57
at McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils.CommandLineApplication.ExecuteAsync[TApp](CommandLineContext context) in C:\projects\commandlineutils\src\CommandLineUtils\CommandLineApplication.Execute.cs:line 145
at McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils.CommandLineApplication.ExecuteAsync[TApp](IConsole console, String[] args) in C:\projects\commandlineutils\src\CommandLineUtils\CommandLineApplication.Execute.cs:line 130
at McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils.CommandLineApplication.ExecuteAsync[TApp](String[] args) in C:\projects\commandlineutils\src\CommandLineUtils\CommandLineApplication.Execute.cs:line 112
The only other instance I can find of this issue is this Github issue, but it did not help in resolving this issue for me.
One interesting note is that this command succeeds if I execute it by specifying --path to a location on the C:\ drive.
It is failing when I execute with a path located on an external drive (e.g. E:\).
I have tried executing this in a Administrator PowerShell, to rule out a permissions issue, but encountered the same error.
I have also added the --verbose --debug arguments, but I didn't see any information that would help me dig further into this issue.
Has anyone else encountered this issue? What other suggestions do you have for me to try to get this to succeed on a drive other than C:\?

Answer 1

When I test downing artifact to external drive with the following az cli, I get the same error as you: System.IO.IOException: Hard linking failed!. Now this issue(Downloading artifact to external drive fails) has been reported to the product group for further investigation on Developer Community forum. If there is any progress, I will stay in sync here too.
cd F:\
az login in
az artifacts universal download --organization https://dev.azure.com/xxx --feed xx --name xxx --version 1.0.0 --path .