odysseus-dev/odysseus · error · HTTPException

Failed to delete file: {str(e)}

Error message

Failed to delete file: {str(e)}

What it means

Error "Failed to delete file: {str(e)}" thrown in odysseus-dev/odysseus.

Source

Thrown at routes/personal_routes.py:392

                in_uploads = False
            if in_uploads and abs_target != base_abs:
                try:
                    os.remove(abs_target)
                    deleted_from_disk = True
                except FileNotFoundError:
                    pass  # already gone — race with another request or cleanup

            # Exclude the file from the listing (persists across restarts)
            personal_docs_manager.exclude_file(filepath)

            return {
                "success": True,
                "removed_chunks": removed,
                "deleted_from_disk": deleted_from_disk,
            }
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(f"Failed to delete file {filepath}: {e}")
            raise HTTPException(500, f"Failed to delete file: {str(e)}")

    return router

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Solutions

1. Check server logs for the file deletion error.
2. Verify the file exists and the storage is writable, then retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Triggered when the corresponding server-side validation or runtime check at the recorded location rejects the request or operation and returns this error message to the caller.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of odysseus-dev/odysseus@f9235ebbf1 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bfb647dff587483c. Report an issue: GitHub.