lucasg/Dependencies · warning

is not present on the disk

Error message

{0:s} is not present on the disk

What it means

Shown by DependencyWindow.InitializeView (DependenciesGui/DependencyWindow.xaml.cs:552) when NativeFile.Exists(this.Filename) is false for the PE passed to the window constructor. A modal MessageBox ('Invalid PE') is shown and InitializeView returns before any analysis runs.

Solutions

1. Confirm the file still exists at the given path before opening.
2. Remove the stale recent-files entry that produced the bad path.
3. Re-drop or re-open the file from its current location.

// Validate before constructing/opening the DependencyWindow.
if (!NativeFile.Exists(filename))
{
    MessageBox.Show($"{filename} is not present on the disk", "Invalid PE", MessageBoxButton.OK);
    return;
}

When it happens

Trigger: Constructing a DependencyWindow with a path that does not exist or is a directory (NativeFile.Exists rejects directories too); drag-drop of a moved file; command-line arg pointing at a gone path.

Common situations: File deleted between selection and window creation; recent-files entry pointing at a removed path; relative path resolved against an unexpected working directory.

Related errors

• file could not be found !
• is not a valid PE-COFF file
• Loading PE file " " failed : file not present on disk.
• peview.exe file could not be found !
• We could not find file on the disk anymore, please fix this…

AI-assisted analysis of lucasg/Dependencies@1997a40000 (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/cb1c05792a58a315. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at DependenciesGui/DependencyWindow.xaml.cs:552

			if (CustomSearchFolders != null)
			{
				this.CustomSearchFolders = CustomSearchFolders;
			}
			else
			{
				this.CustomSearchFolders = new List<string>();
			}
			
			this.Filename = Filename;
			this.WorkingDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(this.Filename);
			InitializeView();
        }

        public void InitializeView()
        {
            if (!NativeFile.Exists(this.Filename))
            {
                MessageBox.Show(
                    String.Format("{0:s} is not present on the disk", this.Filename),
                    "Invalid PE",
                    MessageBoxButton.OK
                );

                return;
            }

            this.Pe = (Application.Current as App).LoadBinary(this.Filename);
			if (this.Pe == null || !this.Pe.LoadSuccessful)
			{
                MessageBox.Show(
                    String.Format("{0:s} is not a valid PE-COFF file", this.Filename),
                    "Invalid PE",
                    MessageBoxButton.OK
                );

                return;

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