octobercms/october · error · ApplicationException

Error deleting file :name.

Error message

Error deleting file :name.

What it means

Error "Error deleting file :name." thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/cms/classes/Asset.php:377

     */
    public function delete()
    {
        $fileName = Request::input('fileName');
        $fullPath = $this->getFilePath($fileName);

        $this->validateFileName($fileName);

        if (!FileHelper::validateInTheme($this->theme, $fullPath)) {
            throw new ValidationException(['fileName' =>
                Lang::get('cms::lang.cms_object.invalid_file', [
                    'name' => $fileName
                ])
            ]);
        }

        if (File::exists($fullPath)) {
            if (!@File::delete($fullPath)) {
                throw new ApplicationException(Lang::get(
                    'cms::lang.asset.error_deleting_file',
                    ['name' => $fileName]
                ));
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * validateFileName supplied with extension and path.
     * @param string $fileName
     */
    protected function validateFileName($fileName = null)
    {
        if ($fileName === null) {
            $fileName = $this->fileName;
        }

        $fileName = trim($fileName);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/cms/classes/Asset.php:377 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of octobercms/october@b608633a7e (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c58a755d7e52bbf2. Report an issue: GitHub.