apache/hadoop · error · IOException

`" + dst + "': specified destination directory does not exis

Error message

`" + dst + "': specified destination directory does not exist

What it means

Error "`" + dst + "': specified destination directory does not exist" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileUtil.java:392

                             FileSystem dstFS, Path dst,
                             boolean deleteSource,
                             boolean overwrite, Configuration conf)
                             throws IOException {
    boolean gotException = false;
    boolean returnVal = true;
    StringBuilder exceptions = new StringBuilder();

    if (srcs.length == 1)
      return copy(srcFS, srcs[0], dstFS, dst, deleteSource, overwrite, conf);

    // Check if dest is directory
    try {
      FileStatus sdst = dstFS.getFileStatus(dst);
      if (!sdst.isDirectory())
        throw new IOException("copying multiple files, but last argument `" +
                              dst + "' is not a directory");
    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
      throw new IOException(
          "`" + dst + "': specified destination directory " +
              "does not exist", e);
    }

    for (Path src : srcs) {
      try {
        if (!copy(srcFS, src, dstFS, dst, deleteSource, overwrite, conf))
          returnVal = false;
      } catch (IOException e) {
        gotException = true;
        exceptions.append(e.getMessage())
            .append("\n");
      }
    }
    if (gotException) {
      throw new IOException(exceptions.toString());
    }
    return returnVal;

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Solutions

1. Create the destination directory before copying.
2. Verify the destination path spelling and that its parent exists.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileUtil.java:392 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of apache/hadoop@2add963021 (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a8878ec80390ff7f. Report an issue: GitHub.