diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/save-as-sketch.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/save-as-sketch.ts
index 78acbbb5..3b289bb4 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/save-as-sketch.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/save-as-sketch.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ export class SaveAsSketch extends SketchContribution {
         const workspaceUri = await this.sketchService.copy(sketch, { destinationUri });
         if (workspaceUri && openAfterMove) {
             if (wipeOriginal || (openAfterMove && execOnlyIfTemp)) {
-                await this.fileService.delete(new URI(sketch.uri), { recursive: true });
+                try {
+                    await this.fileService.delete(new URI(sketch.uri), { recursive: true });
+                } catch { /* NOOP: from time to time, it's not possible to wipe the old resource from the temp dir on Windows */ }
             }
             this.workspaceService.open(new URI(workspaceUri), { preserveWindow: true });
         }