actualbudget/actual · error · Error

The from and to directories must be provided

Error message

The from and to directories must be provided

What it means

Error "The from and to directories must be provided" thrown in actualbudget/actual.

Source

Thrown at packages/desktop-electron/index.ts:664

  serverProcess.postMessage(msg.args);
});

ipcMain.on('set-theme', (_event, theme: string) => {
  const obj = { theme };
  if (clientWin) {
    void clientWin.webContents.executeJavaScript(
      `window.__actionsForMenu && window.__actionsForMenu.saveGlobalPrefs({ prefs: ${JSON.stringify(obj)} })`,
    );
  }
});

ipcMain.handle(
  'move-budget-directory',
  async (_event, currentBudgetDirectory: string, newDirectory: string) => {
    try {
      if (!currentBudgetDirectory || !newDirectory) {
        throw new Error('The from and to directories must be provided');
      }

      if (newDirectory.startsWith(currentBudgetDirectory)) {
        throw new Error(
          'The destination must not be a subdirectory of the current directory',
        );
      }

      if (!fs.existsSync(newDirectory)) {
        throw new Error('The destination directory does not exist');
      }

      await cp(currentBudgetDirectory, newDirectory, {
        force: true,
        preserveTimestamps: true,
        recursive: true,
      });
    } catch (error) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/desktop-electron/index.ts:664 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of actualbudget/actual@d4334cb6e6 (2026-08-29). Data as JSON: /api/errors/25031fa61a34fda6. Report an issue: GitHub.