# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows profile/bot delete fails due to open DB handle

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug on Windows where deleting a bot or profile fails with WinError 32 because the desktop backend holds the memory_store.db file open. Fixes involve releasing those handles before attempting to remove the directory.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #88727. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #88727 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-88727`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #88347: Bot Mode: deleting a bot on Windows always fails with WinError 32 (desktop backend holds the profile's memory_store.db open)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#88727: fix(profiles): Windows bot/profile delete no longer fails with WinError 32 — release memory_store.db handles before rmtree (#88347, salvage #88356)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/profiles.py`, `plugins/memory/holographic/store.py`, `tests/plugins/memory/test_holographic_shutdown_closes_db.py`
- **#88356: fix(profiles): release memory-store handles before rmtree on profile delete**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#88727`, `#88347`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #88727 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-17`.