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file-access-error-messages

File access error messages

The following messages can be returned in the error property.

MessageExplanation
File or folder does not existThe file or folder does not exist, but the parent folder exists.
File or folder already existsThe file or folder already exists.
I/O device is not openAn I/O operation was attempted on a file that was closed.
Read past EOFAttempt to read beyond the end of a file.
Conversion errorThe content of the file cannot be converted to Unicode.
Partial multibyte character foundThe character encoding of the file data has errors.
Permission deniedThe OS did not allow the attempted operation.
Cannot change directoryCannot change the current folder.
Cannot createCannot create a folder.
Cannot renameCannot rename a file or folder.
Cannot deleteCannot delete a file or folder.
I/O errorUnspecified I/O error.
Cannot set sizeSetting the file size failed.
Cannot openOpening of a file failed.
Cannot closeClosing a file failed.
Read errorReading from a file failed.
Write errorWriting to a file failed.
Cannot seekSeek failure.
Cannot executeUnable to execute the specified file.