AlistGo/alist · error

failed to create directory marker [%s]: %w

Error message

failed to create directory marker [%s]: %w

What it means

Error "failed to create directory marker [%s]: %w" thrown in AlistGo/alist.

Source

Thrown at drivers/azure_blob/driver.go:221

			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list source directory contents: %w", err)
		}

		// Process each blob - copy to destination
		for _, blob := range blobs {
			// Skip the directory marker itself
			if *blob.Name == srcPrefix {
				continue
			}

			// Calculate relative path from source
			relPath := strings.TrimPrefix(*blob.Name, srcPrefix)
			itemDstPath := path.Join(dstPath, relPath)

			if strings.HasSuffix(itemDstPath, "/") || (blob.Metadata["hdi_isfolder"] != nil && *blob.Metadata["hdi_isfolder"] == "true") {
				// Create directory marker at destination
				err := d.mkDir(ctx, itemDstPath)
				if err != nil {
					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create directory marker [%s]: %w", itemDstPath, err)
				}
			} else {
				// Copy the blob
				if err := d.copyFile(ctx, *blob.Name, itemDstPath); err != nil {
					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to copy %s: %w", *blob.Name, err)
				}
			}

		}

		// Create directory marker at destination if needed
		if len(blobs) == 0 {
			err := d.mkDir(ctx, dstPath)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create directory [%s]: %w", dstPath, err)
			}
		}

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Solutions

1. Inspect the underlying error details in the message, fix the indicated cause (credentials, network, or provider-side failure), and retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at drivers/azure_blob/driver.go:221 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/7ff01a15d51e9f8f. Report an issue: GitHub.