zed-industries/zed · error

no parent for path {:?}

Error message

no parent for path {:?}

What it means

In WorktreeStore::rename_entry: the new path has no parent entry (worktree_for_id found nothing for new_project_path.worktree_id or the parent path is unresolvable), so the entry cannot be moved to the destination.

Source

Thrown at crates/project/src/worktree_store.rs:640

        };
        let Some(old_entry) = old_worktree.read(cx).entry_for_id(entry_id).cloned() else {
            return Task::ready(Err(anyhow!("no such entry")));
        };
        let Some(new_worktree) = self.worktree_for_id(new_project_path.worktree_id, cx) else {
            return Task::ready(Err(anyhow!("no such worktree")));
        };

        match &self.state {
            WorktreeStoreState::Local { fs } => {
                let abs_old_path = old_worktree.read(cx).absolutize(&old_entry.path);
                let new_worktree_ref = new_worktree.read(cx);
                let is_root_entry = new_worktree_ref
                    .root_entry()
                    .is_some_and(|e| e.id == entry_id);
                let abs_new_path = if is_root_entry {
                    let abs_path = new_worktree_ref.abs_path();
                    let Some(root_parent_path) = abs_path.parent() else {
                        return Task::ready(Err(anyhow!("no parent for path {:?}", abs_path)));
                    };
                    root_parent_path.join(new_project_path.path.as_std_path())
                } else {
                    new_worktree_ref.absolutize(&new_project_path.path)
                };

                let fs = fs.clone();
                let case_sensitive = new_worktree
                    .read(cx)
                    .as_local()
                    .unwrap()
                    .fs_is_case_sensitive();

                let do_rename =
                    async move |fs: &dyn Fs, old_path: &Path, new_path: &Path, overwrite| {
                        fs.rename(
                            &old_path,
                            &new_path,

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Solutions

1. Create the destination parent directory first
2. Rename into an existing directory

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/project/src/worktree_store.rs:640 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zed-industries/zed@f4178619ac (2026-08-20). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7813cb8791d39186. Report an issue: GitHub.