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[FileSystem] File_Move Error - Cannot create a file when that file already exists
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FileSystem (O11)
Forge asset by João Portela
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Traditional Web
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11.10.1 (Build 35288)
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11.10.1 (Build 23852)

I get the following error when I run the FileSystem.File_Move Action.

"Win32Error: 183  System.IO.IOException: Cannot create a file when that file already exists."

This error doesn't make any sense. File Move isn't creating a file, it is moving one. There isn't a file at the destination and File Move says it will overwrite a file at the destination if there is one. 

Can anyone tell me why I might be getting this error and how to fix it?



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15 Mar 2021
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2018-07-30 09-20-15
Shanny Anoep

I had the same problem, but was able to fix it. The File_Move action has a input parameter DestinationDirectoryPath. But if you input a directory name, then you will always get the error "183.... ".

The parameter is wrongly named, you should supply the full path of destination directory + separator + filename for this action to work.

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2025-06-25 12-13-44
Dirck Zadeh

So happy you guys shared this information. Just stumbled upon this exact same problem. And now I have the solution. Thank you guys for sharing! How did this not get noticed before sending to the forge? Who checks these things?

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