changing the default path didn’t worked for us, but it’s good to see that it worked for other people in community 
which path you have used ?
I am using this path “C:\Users\tevfi\Documents\GitHub\dot-protocol\simulation”. The error persists.
your path is longer than the default one. you need to change it to a folder on the drive c:\ such as
C:\Anaconda
Hi Guys! I had the same problem with default install (fail to extract) and to solve this I just move the Anaconada…exe installer from downloads folder to Desktop folder (Some Windows 10 have an bug to execute .exe installers direct from download folder) and so I executed the installer from Desktop and during the installation I change default path to C:/Users/“myuser” (replace myuser for your user). So the instalation has finished successfully. Hope help you!
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Hi guys,just joined the forum, i see a lot of people be struggling with installing anaconda on the computers, my bet is the company itself has planted a bug in the software so you sign up to the online platform, I’ve done extensive research on this and tried installing the updated conda on different devices including macbooks but always throws an error, especially “packet errors”, but lucky for you i have all previous versions of conda for all devices from just 25$, please get intouch with me and I’ll gladly assist,
Happy coding
KAGE.
Gee thanks Kage that doesnt seem scummy or scammy at all and I certainly couldn’t get those directly from Anaconda themselves right here:
Index of / (anaconda.com)
This solution actually worked for me too. I had the same problems installing ‘Anaconda3-2024.02-1-Windows-x86-64’. I have tried installing but each time it was stuck on extracting py311. But after a couple failed trials, moved the installer to desktop and tried and this time, although again stuck, it did not take that long and in end the installation was successful.
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It worked for me as follows.
Move the installer out of the downloads folder.
create a folder where you will install Anacondas (C:\Users\Your folder name).
When installing Anacondas, direct the installation to the folder created previously.
actually it is a solve of the problem
I had the exact same issue on Windows 10. It was also solved for me by running the installer directly from the DESKTOP. It took some time, but it worked. I can now drink my coffee in peace.
Same error. Moved the installer file to the C Root and then tried again. Installed in the same path within my user folder. Might be one of those favourites folders thing that they mention in the Anaconda troubleshooting area.
https://docs.anaconda.com/reference/troubleshooting/#windows-permission-errors-when-installing-from-favorites-folder
Here is the solution copilot gave and it worked
- uninstall all the anaconda file, delete the folder as well
- try to install in non sys file folder (if u try to install in C drive make sure you install with admin rights) i did in d drive
- path should not have any space eg c:\user\abc xyz\anaconda3 the path should be c:\users\abcxyz\anaconda3
- most imp before you start installing temp disable antivirus (sometime this doesn’t allow files to extract on your drive)
Here is the archive of previous versions: Index of /
(repo anaconda com/archive/ , change all spaces to dots)
These versions proved to work for me(Win7):
Anaconda3-5.3.1-Windows-x86.exe
Anaconda3-5.3.1-Windows-x86_64.exe
Without this, the standard latest installer gave me the same problem with “failed to extract packages” in all combinations I tried.
I had the exact same issue with the installation and tried all the recommendations from this forum, but nothing worked. After reading the documentation, I saw that, in addition to needing at least 5 GB of disk space to download and install, you also need a minimum of 650 GB of storage. After uninstalling several programs to free up space, Anaconda installed normally. The link with this information is here: System requirements — Anaconda documentation
Root cause of all the errors is User Profile permission on machine.
Use Administrator account with Admin permission , who is owner of machine for Anaconda installation.
Installation completes smoothly. I cracked after spending 2 days.