diff --git a/utils/io/content/contentreader.go b/utils/io/content/contentreader.go
index 0ff253f35..fc8b9332f 100644
--- a/utils/io/content/contentreader.go
+++ b/utils/io/content/contentreader.go
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
+	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
+	"syscall"
 
-	"github.com/jfrog/gofrog/http/retryexecutor"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/errorutils"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/log"
@@ -98,22 +99,36 @@ func (cr *ContentReader) Reset() {
 }
 
 func removeFileWithRetry(filePath string) error {
-	// Check if file exists before attempting to remove
-	if _, err := os.Stat(filePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		log.Debug("File does not exist: %s", filePath)
-		return nil
-	}
-	log.Debug("Attempting to remove file: %s", filePath)
-	executor := retryexecutor.RetryExecutor{
+	executor := utils.RetryExecutor{
 		Context:                  context.Background(),
-		MaxRetries:               5,
+		MaxRetries:               10,
 		RetriesIntervalMilliSecs: 100,
-		ErrorMessage:             "Failed to remove file",
-		LogMsgPrefix:             "Attempting removal",
+		UseExponentialBackoff:    true,
+		MaxBackoffMilliSecs:      1000,
+		ErrorMessage:             "Failed to remove temporary file",
+		LogMsgPrefix:             "Temp file removal",
 		ExecutionHandler: func() (bool, error) {
-			return false, errorutils.CheckError(os.Remove(filePath))
+			err := os.Remove(filePath)
+			if err == nil {
+				return false, nil
+			}
+
+			// Retry on Windows file locking errors (antivirus, process lock)
+			if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+				if pathErr, ok := err.(*os.PathError); ok {
+					if errno, ok := pathErr.Err.(syscall.Errno); ok {
+						// ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION=32, ERROR_LOCK_VIOLATION=33, ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED=5
+						if errno == 32 || errno == 33 || errno == 5 {
+							return true, err
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			return false, errorutils.CheckError(err)
 		},
 	}
+
 	return executor.Execute()
 }
 
diff --git a/utils/io/fileutils/temp.go b/utils/io/fileutils/temp.go
index 8fa1d8fa1..1fd690ee0 100644
--- a/utils/io/fileutils/temp.go
+++ b/utils/io/fileutils/temp.go
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/errorutils"
@@ -48,6 +50,42 @@ func GetTempDirBase() string {
 	return tempDirBase
 }
 
+func removeWithRetry(path string, removeFunc func(string) error) error {
+	maxRetries := 10
+	delay := 100 * time.Millisecond
+	maxDelay := 1000 * time.Millisecond
+
+	for attempt := 0; attempt <= maxRetries; attempt++ {
+		err := removeFunc(path)
+		if err == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// Retry on Windows file locking errors (antivirus, process lock)
+		shouldRetry := false
+		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+			if pathErr, ok := err.(*os.PathError); ok {
+				if errno, ok := pathErr.Err.(syscall.Errno); ok {
+					// ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION=32, ERROR_LOCK_VIOLATION=33, ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED=5
+					shouldRetry = errno == 32 || errno == 33 || errno == 5
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if !shouldRetry || attempt == maxRetries {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		time.Sleep(delay)
+		delay *= 2
+		if delay > maxDelay {
+			delay = maxDelay
+		}
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove after %d attempts", maxRetries)
+}
+
 func RemoveTempDir(dirPath string) error {
 	exists, err := IsDirExists(dirPath, false)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -56,13 +94,15 @@ func RemoveTempDir(dirPath string) error {
 	if !exists {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if err = os.RemoveAll(dirPath); err == nil {
-		return nil
+
+	err = removeWithRetry(dirPath, os.RemoveAll)
+	if err != nil {
+		// On Windows, if locked by another process, remove contents only
+		// CleanOldDirs() will remove the directory itself later
+		return RemoveDirContents(dirPath)
 	}
-	// Sometimes removing the directory fails (in Windows) because it's locked by another process.
-	// That's a known issue, but its cause is unknown (golang.org/issue/30789).
-	// In this case, we'll only remove the contents of the directory, and let CleanOldDirs() remove the directory itself at a later time.
-	return RemoveDirContents(dirPath)
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Create a new temp file named "tempPrefix+timeStamp".
diff --git a/utils/retryexecutor.go b/utils/retryexecutor.go
index bad3dc16e..2d6f5e23f 100644
--- a/utils/retryexecutor.go
+++ b/utils/retryexecutor.go
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/errorutils"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/errorutils"
+
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/log"
 )
 
@@ -22,6 +23,12 @@ type RetryExecutor struct {
 	// Number of milliseconds to sleep between retries.
 	RetriesIntervalMilliSecs int
 
+	// Use exponential backoff (double delay each retry)
+	UseExponentialBackoff bool
+
+	// Maximum backoff interval in milliseconds (0 = no limit)
+	MaxBackoffMilliSecs int
+
 	// Message to display when retrying.
 	ErrorMessage string
 
@@ -35,6 +42,8 @@ type RetryExecutor struct {
 func (runner *RetryExecutor) Execute() error {
 	var err error
 	var shouldRetry bool
+	currentInterval := runner.RetriesIntervalMilliSecs
+
 	for i := 0; i <= runner.MaxRetries; i++ {
 		// Run ExecutionHandler
 		shouldRetry, err = runner.ExecutionHandler()
@@ -47,12 +56,17 @@ func (runner *RetryExecutor) Execute() error {
 			return cancelledErr
 		}
 
-		// Print retry log message
 		runner.LogRetry(i, err)
 
-		// Going to sleep for RetryInterval milliseconds
-		if runner.RetriesIntervalMilliSecs > 0 && i < runner.MaxRetries {
-			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(runner.RetriesIntervalMilliSecs))
+		if currentInterval > 0 && i < runner.MaxRetries {
+			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(currentInterval))
+
+			if runner.UseExponentialBackoff {
+				currentInterval *= 2
+				if runner.MaxBackoffMilliSecs > 0 && currentInterval > runner.MaxBackoffMilliSecs {
+					currentInterval = runner.MaxBackoffMilliSecs
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	// If the error is not nil, return it and log the timeout message. Otherwise, generate new error.