octobercms/october · error · ApplicationException

Unable to find file, it may no longer exist

Error message

Unable to find file, it may no longer exist

What it means

Error "Unable to find file, it may no longer exist" thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/backend/formwidgets/FileUpload.php:416

            ;

            $ids = array_intersect($ids, $relationIds);

            if ($ids) {
                $this->getRelationModel()->setSortableOrder($ids, $orders);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * onLoadAttachmentConfig loads the configuration form for an attachment,
     * allowing title and description to be set
     */
    public function onLoadAttachmentConfig()
    {
        $file = $this->getFileRecord();
        if (!$file) {
            throw new ApplicationException('Unable to find file, it may no longer exist');
        }

        $file = $this->decorateFileAttributes($file);

        $this->vars['file'] = $file;
        $this->vars['displayMode'] = $this->getDisplayMode();
        $this->vars['cssDimensions'] = $this->getCssDimensions();
        $this->vars['configFormWidget'] = $this->getConfigFormWidget();

        return $this->makePartial('config_form');
    }

    /**
     * onSaveAttachmentConfig commits the changes of the attachment configuration form
     */
    public function onSaveAttachmentConfig()
    {
        try {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/backend/formwidgets/FileUpload.php:416 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/c4d5de7eebd50df0. Report an issue: GitHub.