AlistGo/alist · error

failed to create temp file: %w

Error message

failed to create temp file: %w

What it means

Error "failed to create temp file: %w" thrown in AlistGo/alist.

Source

Thrown at drivers/proton_drive/driver.go:332

	srcLink, err := d.searchByPath(ctx, srcObj.GetPath(), false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	reader, linkSize, fileSystemAttrs, err := d.protonDrive.DownloadFile(ctx, srcLink, 0)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to download source file: %w", err)
	}
	defer reader.Close()

	actualSize := linkSize
	if fileSystemAttrs != nil && fileSystemAttrs.Size > 0 {
		actualSize = fileSystemAttrs.Size
	}

	tempFile, err := utils.CreateTempFile(reader, actualSize)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create temp file: %w", err)
	}
	defer tempFile.Close()

	updatedObj := &model.Object{
		Name: srcObj.GetName(),
		// Use the accurate and real size
		Size:     actualSize,
		Modified: srcObj.ModTime(),
		IsFolder: false,
	}

	return d.Put(ctx, dstDir, &fileStreamer{
		ReadCloser: tempFile,
		obj:        updatedObj,
	}, nil)
}

func (d *ProtonDrive) Remove(ctx context.Context, obj model.Obj) error {

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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/proton_drive/driver.go:332 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/5ce751331f54bddd. Report an issue: GitHub.