AlistGo/alist · error

cannot move folder into itself or its subfolder

Error message

cannot move folder into itself or its subfolder

What it means

Error "cannot move folder into itself or its subfolder" thrown in AlistGo/alist.

Source

Thrown at drivers/proton_drive/util.go:907

		return "", err
	}

	newKeyPacket, err := dstKR.EncryptSessionKey(sessionKey)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	newSplitMessage := crypto.NewPGPSplitMessage(newKeyPacket, oldSplitMessage.DataPacket)

	return newSplitMessage.GetArmored()
}

func (d *ProtonDrive) checkCircularMove(ctx context.Context, srcLinkID, dstParentLinkID string) error {
	currentLinkID := dstParentLinkID

	for currentLinkID != "" && currentLinkID != d.RootLink.LinkID {
		if currentLinkID == srcLinkID {
			return fmt.Errorf("cannot move folder into itself or its subfolder")
		}

		currentLink, err := d.getLink(ctx, currentLinkID)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		currentLinkID = currentLink.ParentLinkID
	}

	return nil
}

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Solutions

1. Check the storage configuration and the provider's service status, fix the indicated cause, and retry the operation.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at drivers/proton_drive/util.go:907 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of AlistGo/alist@843d9dc814 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/59a5110a780405aa. Report an issue: GitHub.