RocketChat/Rocket.Chat · error · Meteor.Error

error-file-upload-disabled

error-file-upload-disabled

Error message

File uploads are disabled.

What it means

Error "File uploads are disabled." thrown in RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.

Source

Thrown at apps/meteor/server/lib/media/file-upload/lib/FileUpload.ts:168

			return false;
		}

		// livechat users can upload files but they don't have an userId
		const user = (file.userId && (await Users.findOne(file.userId))) || undefined;

		const room = file.rid ? await Rooms.findOneById(file.rid) : undefined;
		if (!isFederationUpload && !room) {
			return false;
		}
		const directMessageAllowed = settings.get('FileUpload_Enabled_Direct');
		const fileUploadAllowed = settings.get('FileUpload_Enabled');
		if (!isFederationUpload && room && user?.type !== 'app' && (await canAccessRoomAsync(room, user, file)) !== true) {
			return false;
		}
		const language = user?.language || 'en';
		if (!fileUploadAllowed) {
			const reason = i18n.t('FileUpload_Disabled', { lng: language });
			throw new Meteor.Error('error-file-upload-disabled', reason);
		}

		if (room && !directMessageAllowed && room.t === 'd') {
			const reason = i18n.t('File_not_allowed_direct_messages', { lng: language });
			throw new Meteor.Error('error-direct-message-file-upload-not-allowed', reason);
		}

		// -1 maxFileSize means there is no limit
		if (maxFileSize > -1 && (file.size || 0) > maxFileSize) {
			const reason = i18n.t('File_exceeds_allowed_size_of_bytes', {
				size: filesize(maxFileSize),
				lng: language,
			});
			throw new Meteor.Error('error-file-too-large', reason);
		}

		if (!settings.get('E2E_Enable_Encrypt_Files') && isE2EEUpload(file)) {
			const reason = i18n.t('Encrypted_file_not_allowed', { lng: language });

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Solutions

1. Enable file uploads by setting FileUpload_Enabled to true in Administration > File Upload.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/meteor/server/lib/media/file-upload/lib/FileUpload.ts:168 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of RocketChat/Rocket.Chat@b2c16d5842 (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/cb1e5b82d9b7000d. Report an issue: GitHub.