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Can't retrieve list of files in folder C:\Users\XXX\Documents.

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Posted on by WebPortal 2,297

Hello,

 

When trying to follow this tutorial, I get an error on step 2: Get files in folder.

 

The error message is:

Can't retrieve list of files in folder C:\Users\xxx\Documents.

 

I believe this is related with permissions, perhaps this folder isn't reachable by PAD, but how to fix this?

 

Thanks in advance for helping!

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  • fraenK Profile Picture
    fraenK 2,125 on at

    Is it your own user profile folder? Does your current user have access to this folder?

  • WebPortal Profile Picture
    WebPortal 2,297 on at

    @fraenK 

    Yes, it is my own pc and folder.

  • fraenK Profile Picture
    fraenK 2,125 on at

    It works fine for me, so there might be something wrong with the permissions of that folder or a subfolder? There is an option to raise an error if there is permission issue with a sub folder.

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