{"record":{"id":"d058824e35bf3abc","repo":"Zackriya-Solutions/meetily","slug":"ffmpeg-output-file-not-found","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"FFmpeg output file not found: {}","messagePattern":"FFmpeg output file not found: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"frontend/src-tauri/src/audio/decoder.rs","lineNumber":371,"sourceCode":"\n    let stderr_text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);\n    debug!(\"FFmpeg stderr: {}\", stderr_text);\n\n    if !output.status.success() {\n        error!(\n            \"FFmpeg conversion failed (exit code: {}): {}\",\n            output.status, stderr_text\n        );\n        return Err(anyhow!(\n            \"FFmpeg conversion failed with exit code: {}. \\\n             The file may be corrupted or in an unsupported format.\",\n            output.status\n        ));\n    }\n\n    // Verify output file exists and has content\n    let output_meta = std::fs::metadata(&temp_path)\n        .map_err(|e| anyhow!(\"FFmpeg output file not found: {}\", e))?;\n\n    if output_meta.len() == 0 {\n        return Err(anyhow!(\n            \"FFmpeg produced an empty output file. The input may contain no audio.\"\n        ));\n    }\n\n    if let Some(cb) = progress_callback {\n        cb(100, \"FFmpeg conversion complete\");\n    }\n\n    info!(\n        \"FFmpeg conversion complete: {} bytes output\",\n        output_meta.len()\n    );\n\n    Ok(temp_path)\n}","sourceCodeStart":353,"sourceCodeEnd":389,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Zackriya-Solutions/meetily/blob/0281737d87d26352fb0adc78c8c0975f691b23d1/frontend/src-tauri/src/audio/decoder.rs#L353-L389","documentation":"ffmpeg reported success (exit 0) but fs::metadata on the temp WAV failed — the output file is gone or unreadable. Almost always environmental rather than a media problem: antivirus quarantining a freshly written hidden .wav, aggressive disk cleanup, or filesystem errors on the volume holding the input directory (the temp file is created next to the input, not in system temp).","triggerScenarios":"Real-time AV scans remove the hidden .meetily_decode_*.wav between ffmpeg writing it and the metadata check; disk cleanup tools sweep temp-looking files; failing disk or full volume at write time.","commonSituations":"Windows Defender/third-party AV quarantine races on first import after install; corporate endpoint tools; NAS volumes with delayed visibility.","solutions":["Check antivirus/quarantine logs and exclude the app's working/import directories.","Retry the import — quarantine races are intermittent and usually succeed immediately after.","Verify disk health and free space on the volume holding the input file."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"// metadata vanished after a success exit — retry once (AV quarantine race)\nlet output_meta = match std::fs::metadata(&temp_path) {\n    Ok(m) => m,\n    Err(_) => std::fs::metadata(&temp_path).map_err(|e| anyhow!(\"FFmpeg output file not found: {}\", e))?,\n};","preventionTips":["Exclude the app/import directories from real-time antivirus scanning.","Retry once before failing — quarantine races are intermittent.","Surface AV guidance in the error message when this repeats."],"tags":["ffmpeg","antivirus","temp-file","filesystem"],"backgroundTag":"ffmpeg-output-file-missing","analyzedSha":"0281737d87d26352fb0adc78c8c0975f691b23d1","analyzedAt":"2026-08-16T20:57:52.567Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-16T23:17:17.608Z"}