https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/clobber-error-when-cloning-arcpy-environment/m-p/1483552#M70706 <P>did you use pip previously to install packages?&nbsp; (conda won't touch them)</P><P>If you have old environments around, I would get rid of those first using conda and pip if appropriate, before you start cloning again</P> Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:07:22 GMT DanPatterson 2024-06-03T20:07:22Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/clobber-error-when-cloning-arcpy-environment/m-p/1483539#M70705 <P>CondaVerificationError: The package for python located at C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\pkgs\python-3.7.11-1<BR />appears to be corrupted. The path 'Lib/idlelib/__pycache__/zoomheight.cpython-37.pyc'<BR />specified in the package manifest cannot be found.</P> <P>CondaVerificationError: The package for python located at C:\Users\xyzx\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\pkgs\python-3.7.11-1<BR />appears to be corrupted. The path 'Lib/idlelib/idle_test/__pycache__/test_zoomheight.cpython-37.pyc'<BR />specified in the package manifest cannot be found.</P> <P>CondaVerificationError: The package for python located at C:\Users\xyzx\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\pkgs\python-3.7.11-1<BR />appears to be corrupted. The path 'Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_zoomheight.py'<BR />specified in the package manifest cannot be found.</P> <P>CondaVerificationError: The package for python located at C:\Users\xyzx\AppData\Local\ESRI\conda\pkgs\python-3.7.11-1<BR />appears to be corrupted. The path 'Lib/idlelib/zoomheight.py'<BR />specified in the package manifest cannot be found.</P> <P>ClobberError: The package 'esri/win-64::arcpy-2.9-py37_arcgispro_32704' cannot be installed due to a<BR />path collision for 'lib/site-packages/arcpy_wmx/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-37.pyc'.<BR />This path already exists in the target prefix, and it won't be removed<BR />by an uninstall action in this transaction. The path is one that conda<BR />doesn't recognize. It may have been created by another package manager.</P> <P><BR />ClobberError: The package 'esri/win-64::arcpy-2.9-py37_arcgispro_32704' cannot be installed due to a<BR />path collision for 'lib/site-packages/gapy/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-37.pyc'.<BR />This path already exists in the target prefix, and it won't be removed<BR />by an uninstall action in this transaction. The path is one that conda<BR />doesn't recognize. It may have been created by another package manager.</P> <P><BR />ClobberError: This transaction has incompatible packages due to a shared path.<BR />packages: defaults/win-64::notebook-5.7.10-py37_0, defaults/win-64::notebook-5.7.10-py37_0<BR />path: 'menu/notebook.json'</P> Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:50:30 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/clobber-error-when-cloning-arcpy-environment/m-p/1483539#M70705 MichaelPorter 2024-06-28T16:50:30Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/clobber-error-when-cloning-arcpy-environment/m-p/1483552#M70706 <P>did you use pip previously to install packages?&nbsp; (conda won't touch them)</P><P>If you have old environments around, I would get rid of those first using conda and pip if appropriate, before you start cloning again</P> Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:07:22 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/clobber-error-when-cloning-arcpy-environment/m-p/1483552#M70706 DanPatterson 2024-06-03T20:07:22Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/clobber-error-when-cloning-arcpy-environment/m-p/1492111#M70816 <P>Figured this one out.</P><P>Using the conda install that comes with arcpro at&nbsp;C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\scripts</P><P>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.&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks for your help</P> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 20:54:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/clobber-error-when-cloning-arcpy-environment/m-p/1492111#M70816 MichaelPorter 2024-06-13T20:54:50Z