Sublime Text Update 3083 Error - Error Code 32
I was troubled by this problem for some days on Windows 10, and resolved it at last.
- Navicate to sublime text path, like 'C:/program files/sublime text/'
- find 'update_installer.exe' and 'sublime_text.exe'
- Open the file's
properties
-compatibility
-Run as administrator...
(Something like that, maybe the spelling is wrong) - Select OK, and rerun sublime text.
All the application is trying to do is copy the new files into the sublime program folder. You can do this yourself:
- Close your Sublime Text program
- Open a file browser
C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Sublime Text 3\Update
(or wherever your update landed) - Open another
C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3
(Make a backup of this folder if you want to be cautious) - Copy everything from the update to the
Program Files
folder - Run Sublime Text (you should now see the update dialog)
- Remove the update folder and backup if everything looks good
For me, I found that my antivirus (Malwarebytes) was causing the issue.
(I was alerted to this because I tried to update using the installer from the website and it warned me that Malwarebytes was holding on to files it needed to complete.)
I cancelled the installer, turned off Malwarebytes, and opened sublime to let it update itself normally and it worked nicely.
It seems this is common:
https://forum.sublimetext.com/t/build-3143-flagged-as-virus/31272?u=spenceryue
I can't believe chrome.exe (Google Chrome) was using the folder where Sublime Text was installed. Removing that lock with unlocker fixed the update error.
It's not like I have ANY plugin or open tab related to sublime text on chrome.
I really recommend unlocker though, saves you more than one time.