odysseus-dev/odysseus · error · HTTPException

Failed to remove directory: {str(e)}

Error message

Failed to remove directory: {str(e)}

What it means

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

Source

Thrown at routes/personal_routes.py:276

            # Remove from RAG vector store (best-effort)
            rag = _rag()
            if rag:
                try:
                    rag.remove_directory(directory)
                except Exception as e:
                    logger.warning(f"RAG removal failed for directory {directory}: {e}")

            return {
                "success": True,
                "message": f"Successfully removed {directory} from RAG index",
                "directory": directory
            }

        except HTTPException:
            raise
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(f"Error removing directory from RAG: {e}")
            raise HTTPException(500, f"Failed to remove directory: {str(e)}")
    
    @router.post("/upload")
    async def upload_files_to_rag(request: Request, files: List[UploadFile] = File(...)):
        """Upload files directly into RAG. Supports text and PDF."""
        user = require_privilege(request, "can_use_documents")
        rag = _rag()
        if not rag:
            raise HTTPException(503, "RAG system is not available — is the embedding service running?")

        upload_dir = _personal_upload_dir_for_owner(user)

        total_indexed = 0
        total_failed = 0
        uploaded_files = []

        for upload in files:
            try:
                file_path, stored_name, safe_name = _unique_personal_upload_path(upload_dir, upload.filename)

View on GitHub (pinned to f9235ebbf1)

Solutions

1. Check server logs for the underlying error and retry.
2. Verify the directory entry still exists before removing it.

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/661bd645eb9cd921. Report an issue: GitHub.