Clobber Error when cloning ArcPy Environment

Question

CondaVerificationError: The package for python located at C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\pkgs\python-3.7.11-1
appears to be corrupted. The path 'Lib/idlelib/__pycache__/zoomheight.cpython-37.pyc'
specified in the package manifest cannot be found.

CondaVerificationError: The package for python located at C:\Users\xyzx\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\pkgs\python-3.7.11-1
appears to be corrupted. The path 'Lib/idlelib/idle_test/__pycache__/test_zoomheight.cpython-37.pyc'
specified in the package manifest cannot be found.

CondaVerificationError: The package for python located at C:\Users\xyzx\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\pkgs\python-3.7.11-1
appears to be corrupted. The path 'Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_zoomheight.py'
specified in the package manifest cannot be found.

CondaVerificationError: The package for python located at C:\Users\xyzx\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\pkgs\python-3.7.11-1
appears to be corrupted. The path 'Lib/idlelib/zoomheight.py'
specified in the package manifest cannot be found.

ClobberError: The package 'esri/win-64::arcpy-2.9-py37_arcgispro_32704' cannot be installed due to a
path collision for 'lib/site-packages/arcpy_wmx/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-37.pyc'.
This path already exists in the target prefix, and it won't be removed
by an uninstall action in this transaction. The path is one that conda
doesn't recognize. It may have been created by another package manager.

ClobberError: The package 'esri/win-64::arcpy-2.9-py37_arcgispro_32704' cannot be installed due to a
path collision for 'lib/site-packages/gapy/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-37.pyc'.
This path already exists in the target prefix, and it won't be removed
by an uninstall action in this transaction. The path is one that conda
doesn't recognize. It may have been created by another package manager.

ClobberError: This transaction has incompatible packages due to a shared path.
packages: defaults/win-64::notebook-5.7.10-py37_0, defaults/win-64::notebook-5.7.10-py37_0
path: 'menu/notebook.json'

MichaelPorter · Accepted Answer

Figured this one out.

Using the conda install that comes with arcpro at C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\scripts

Issue is that it's my work computer and I don't have write privileges to program files. Installed miniconda under c:\users\[username]\local and then did the cloning from there. Worked like a charm.

Thanks for your help