apache/hadoop · error · AbfsRestOperationException

PathNotFound

PathNotFound

Error message

Path not found

What it means

Error "Path not found" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-tools/hadoop-azure/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/azurebfs/services/BlobDeleteHandler.java:135

    tracingContext.setOperatedBlobCount(deleteCount.get() + 1);
    /*
     * If path is actually deleted.
     */
    boolean deleted;
    try {
      /*
       * Delete the required path.
       * Directory should be safely deleted as the path might be implicit.
       */
      deleted = recursive ? safeDelete(path) : deleteInternal(path);
    } finally {
      tracingContext.setOperatedBlobCount(0);
    }
    if (deleteCount.get() == 0) {
      /*
       * DeleteCount can be zero only if the path does not exist.
       */
      throw new AbfsRestOperationException(HTTP_NOT_FOUND,
          PATH_NOT_FOUND.getErrorCode(), PATH_NOT_FOUND.getErrorMessage(),
          new PathIOException(path.toString(), "Path not found"));
    }

    /*
     * Ensure that parent directory of the deleted path is marked as a folder. This
     * is required if the parent is an implicit directory (path with no marker blob),
     * and the given path is the only child of the parent, the parent would become
     * non-existing.
     */
    if (deleted) {
      ensurePathParentExist();
    }
    return deleted;
  }

  /** Ensure that the parent path exists.
   *

View on GitHub (pinned to 2add963021)

Solutions

1. Verify the path exists before deleting; handle FileNotFoundException as idempotent if appropriate.
2. Check for typos and correct container/account in the path.

When it happens

Trigger: Delete is issued for a path that does not exist.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of apache/hadoop@2add963021 (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/37d3cf7673817810. Report an issue: GitHub.