{"record":{"id":"8a6838674d64e46a","repo":"Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm","slug":"failed-to-remove-pfp","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to remove pfp.","messagePattern":"Failed to remove pfp\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"frontend/src/models/system.js","lineNumber":510,"sourceCode":"      headers: baseHeaders(),\n    })\n      .then((res) => {\n        if (res.ok && res.status !== 204) return res.blob();\n        throw new Error(\"Failed to fetch pfp.\");\n      })\n      .then((blob) => (blob ? URL.createObjectURL(blob) : null))\n      .catch(() => {\n        return null;\n      });\n  },\n  removePfp: async function () {\n    return await fetch(`${API_BASE}/system/remove-pfp`, {\n      method: \"DELETE\",\n      headers: baseHeaders(),\n    })\n      .then((res) => {\n        if (res.ok) return { success: true, error: null };\n        throw new Error(\"Failed to remove pfp.\");\n      })\n      .catch((e) => {\n        console.log(e);\n        return { success: false, error: e.message };\n      });\n  },\n\n  isDefaultLogo: async function () {\n    return await fetch(`${API_BASE}/system/is-default-logo`, {\n      method: \"GET\",\n      cache: \"no-cache\",\n    })\n      .then((res) => {\n        if (!res.ok) throw new Error(\"Failed to get is default logo!\");\n        return res.json();\n      })\n      .then((res) => res?.isDefaultLogo)\n      .catch((e) => {","sourceCodeStart":492,"sourceCodeEnd":528,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/blob/20f6d3546c1938bfea1ad304f58a592dddcc5948/frontend/src/models/system.js#L492-L528","documentation":"Thrown by removePfp in the AnythingLLM frontend when DELETE /api/system/remove-pfp responds non-2xx, with the fixed message 'Failed to remove pfp.' and no status detail. The catch returns { success: false, error }, so the UI can still show what happened.","triggerScenarios":"Deleting when no profile picture exists anymore (server rejects the delete); a missing/expired auth token; a filesystem error while unlinking the stored image on the server.","commonSituations":"Double-clicking the remove button so the second request targets an already-removed file; stale profile UI state after the picture was removed in another tab; read-only storage volume on self-hosted installs.","solutions":["Refresh the user/profile state — if the picture is already gone, nothing needs deleting.","Confirm the session token is valid (re-login if 401).","On self-hosted, check that the storage output folder is writable so the unlink succeeds.","Check the Network tab status code to tell 401/404/500 apart."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"// run before System.removePfp\nif (!userFromStorage()?.hasPfp) return; // nothing to remove — skip the request","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"const { success, error } = await System.removePfp();\nif (!success) {\n  // 'Failed to remove pfp.' — benign if already removed; refresh profile state\n  console.warn(error);\n}\nawait refreshUser(); // always resync UI with server truth","preventionTips":["Disable the remove button while a request is in flight to prevent double-submits.","Refresh the user object after any profile mutation.","Treat a failed remove as non-fatal — resync state instead of surfacing a hard error."],"tags":["anythingllm","profile-picture","http-delete"],"backgroundTag":"http-request-failed","analyzedSha":"20f6d3546c1938bfea1ad304f58a592dddcc5948","analyzedAt":"2026-08-18T10:02:21.017Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-08-18T10:02:21.017Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}