AlistGo/alist · error

failed to generate new hash: %w

Error message

failed to generate new hash: %w

What it means

Error "failed to generate new hash: %w" thrown in AlistGo/alist.

Source

Thrown at drivers/proton_drive/util.go:599

	srcLink, err := d.searchByPath(ctx, srcObj.GetPath(), srcObj.IsDir())
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to find source: %w", err)
	}

	parentLinkID := srcLink.ParentLinkID
	if parentLinkID == "" {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot rename root folder")
	}

	encryptedName, err := d.encryptFileName(ctx, newName, parentLinkID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to encrypt filename: %w", err)
	}

	newHash, err := d.generateFileNameHash(ctx, newName, parentLinkID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate new hash: %w", err)
	}

	originalHash, err := d.getOriginalNameHash(srcLink)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get original hash: %w", err)
	}

	renameReq := RenameRequest{
		Name:               encryptedName,
		NameSignatureEmail: d.MainShare.Creator,
		Hash:               newHash,
		OriginalHash:       originalHash,
	}

	err = d.executeRenameAPI(ctx, srcLink.LinkID, renameReq)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("rename API call failed: %w", 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/proton_drive/util.go:599 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/553adde9e01f4612. Report an issue: GitHub.