diff --git a/Compression.BSA.Test/BSATests.cs b/Compression.BSA.Test/BSATests.cs
index 96116f30..ddb2d779 100644
--- a/Compression.BSA.Test/BSATests.cs
+++ b/Compression.BSA.Test/BSATests.cs
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ namespace Compression.BSA.Test
         {
             TestContext.WriteLine($"From {bsa}");
             TestContext.WriteLine("Cleaning Output Dir");
-            if (Directory.Exists(_tempDir)) Directory.Delete(_tempDir, true);
-            //if (Directory.Exists(ArchiveTempDir)) Directory.Delete(ArchiveTempDir, true);
+            if (Directory.Exists(_tempDir)) Utils.DeleteDirectory(_tempDir);
             Directory.CreateDirectory(_tempDir);
 
             TestContext.WriteLine($"Reading {bsa}");
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Common/Utils.cs b/Wabbajack.Common/Utils.cs
index 05b630dc..c295514f 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Common/Utils.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Common/Utils.cs
@@ -825,5 +825,48 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Common
             }
             return ErrorResponse.Success;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Both AlphaFS and C#'s Directory.Delete sometimes fail when certain files are read-only
+        /// or have other weird attributes. This is the only 100% reliable way I've found to completely
+        /// delete a folder. If you don't like this code, it's unlikely to change without a ton of testing.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="path"></param>
+        public static void DeleteDirectory(string path)
+        {
+            var info = new ProcessStartInfo
+            {
+                FileName = "cmd.exe",
+                Arguments = $"/c del /f /q /s \"{path}\" && rmdir /q /s \"{path}\" ",
+                RedirectStandardError = true,
+                RedirectStandardInput = true,
+                RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+                UseShellExecute = false,
+                CreateNoWindow = true
+            };
+
+            var p = new Process
+            {
+                StartInfo = info
+            };
+
+            p.Start();
+            ChildProcessTracker.AddProcess(p);
+            try
+            {
+                p.PriorityClass = ProcessPriorityClass.BelowNormal;
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+            }
+
+            while (!p.HasExited)
+            {
+                var line = p.StandardOutput.ReadLine();
+                if (line == null) break;
+                Status(line);
+            }
+            p.WaitForExit();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Lib/ACompiler.cs b/Wabbajack.Lib/ACompiler.cs
index 89c3737d..27307871 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Lib/ACompiler.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Lib/ACompiler.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib
 
 
             Utils.Log("Removing ModList staging folder");
-            Directory.Delete(ModListOutputFolder, true);
+            Utils.DeleteDirectory(ModListOutputFolder);
         }
 
         public void ShowReport()
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Lib/MO2Compiler.cs b/Wabbajack.Lib/MO2Compiler.cs
index d0ea02ee..4aa808e5 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Lib/MO2Compiler.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Lib/MO2Compiler.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib
 
             UpdateTracker.NextStep("Cleaning output folder");
             if (Directory.Exists(ModListOutputFolder))
-                Directory.Delete(ModListOutputFolder, true, true);
+                Utils.DeleteDirectory(ModListOutputFolder);
 
             UpdateTracker.NextStep("Finding Install Files");
             Directory.CreateDirectory(ModListOutputFolder);
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Lib/MO2Installer.cs b/Wabbajack.Lib/MO2Installer.cs
index 8874b089..79972d25 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Lib/MO2Installer.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Lib/MO2Installer.cs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib
             if (Directory.Exists(bsaDir))
             {
                 Info($"Removing temp folder {Consts.BSACreationDir}");
-                Directory.Delete(bsaDir, true, true);
+                Utils.DeleteDirectory(bsaDir);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Lib/VortexCompiler.cs b/Wabbajack.Lib/VortexCompiler.cs
index 0ebe03ad..40848240 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Lib/VortexCompiler.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Lib/VortexCompiler.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib
             AddExternalFolder();
 
             Info("Cleaning output folder");
-            if (Directory.Exists(ModListOutputFolder)) Directory.Delete(ModListOutputFolder, true);
+            if (Directory.Exists(ModListOutputFolder)) Utils.DeleteDirectory(ModListOutputFolder);
             Directory.CreateDirectory(ModListOutputFolder);
             
             IEnumerable<RawSourceFile> vortexStagingFiles = Directory.EnumerateFiles(StagingFolder, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Test/EndToEndTests.cs b/Wabbajack.Test/EndToEndTests.cs
index d08f3e22..9fe17c98 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Test/EndToEndTests.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Test/EndToEndTests.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Test
 
             var loot_folder = Path.Combine(utils.InstallFolder, "LOOT Config Files");
             if (Directory.Exists(loot_folder))
-                Directory.Delete(loot_folder, true);
+                Utils.DeleteDirectory(loot_folder);
 
             var compiler = new MO2Compiler(utils.InstallFolder);
             compiler.MO2DownloadsFolder = Path.Combine(utils.DownloadsFolder);
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Test/TestUtils.cs b/Wabbajack.Test/TestUtils.cs
index 3934e21e..2020a40f 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Test/TestUtils.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Test/TestUtils.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Test
         public void Dispose()
         {
             var exts = new [] {".md", ".exe"};
-            Directory.Delete(Path.Combine(WorkingDirectory, ID), true);
+            Utils.DeleteDirectory(Path.Combine(WorkingDirectory, ID));
             Profiles.Do(p =>
             {
                 foreach (var ext in exts) {
diff --git a/Wabbajack.VirtualFileSystem.Test/VirtualFileSystemTests.cs b/Wabbajack.VirtualFileSystem.Test/VirtualFileSystemTests.cs
index 3b404c81..6d3c73ba 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.VirtualFileSystem.Test/VirtualFileSystemTests.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.VirtualFileSystem.Test/VirtualFileSystemTests.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.VirtualFileSystem.Test
         {
             Utils.LogMessages.Subscribe(f => TestContext.WriteLine(f));
             if (Directory.Exists(VFS_TEST_DIR))
-                Directory.Delete(VFS_TEST_DIR, true);
+                Utils.DeleteDirectory(VFS_TEST_DIR);
             Directory.CreateDirectory(VFS_TEST_DIR);
             Queue = new WorkQueue();
             context = new Context(Queue);
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.VirtualFileSystem.Test
         {
             var path = Path.Combine(VFS_TEST_DIR, folder);
             ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory(path, Path.Combine(VFS_TEST_DIR, output));
-            Directory.Delete(path, true);
+            Utils.DeleteDirectory(path);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Wabbajack.VirtualFileSystem/Context.cs b/Wabbajack.VirtualFileSystem/Context.cs
index f3a35402..243e3abd 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.VirtualFileSystem/Context.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.VirtualFileSystem/Context.cs
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.VirtualFileSystem
                 paths.Do(p =>
                 {
                     if (Directory.Exists(p))
-                        Directory.Delete(p, true, true);
+                        Utils.DeleteDirectory(p);
                 });
             };
         }
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.VirtualFileSystem
 
         public void Dispose()
         {
-            Directory.Delete(FullName, true, true);
+            Utils.DeleteDirectory(FullName);
         }
     }
 }