nextcloud/server · error · Sabre\DAV\Exception

'Failed to rename ' . $this->path . ' to ' . $newPath

Error message

'Failed to rename ' . $this->path . ' to ' . $newPath

What it means

Error "'Failed to rename ' . $this->path . ' to ' . $newPath" thrown in nextcloud/server.

Source

Thrown at apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/Node.php:151

	 * @throws LockedException
	 */
	#[\Override]
	public function setName($name): void {
		if (!$this->canRename()) {
			throw new Forbidden('');
		}

		/** @var string $parentPath */
		[$parentPath,] = \Sabre\Uri\split($this->path);
		/** @var string $newName */
		[, $newName] = \Sabre\Uri\split($name);
		$newPath = $parentPath . '/' . $newName;

		// verify path of the target
		$this->verifyPath($newPath);

		if ($this->fileView->rename($this->path, $newPath) === false) {
			throw new Exception('Failed to rename ' . $this->path . ' to ' . $newPath);
		}

		$this->path = $newPath;

		$this->refreshInfo();
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the last modification time, as a unix timestamp
	 *
	 * @return int timestamp as integer
	 */
	#[\Override]
	public function getLastModified(): int {
		return $this->info->getMtime();
	}

	/**

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/Node.php:151 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of nextcloud/server@ecdeb153ff (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/76f0f6ad915e6745. Report an issue: GitHub.