Article - CS81774

[Knowledge Hub] Windchill PLM - Troubleshooting "wt.fv.FvFileDoesNotExist" errors

Modified: 13-Aug-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 9.1 to 12.1

Description

  • Download fails with error 
    wt.method.client.httpgw - An exception occurred while processing the request.wt.fv.FvFileDoesNotExist
     
  • Downloads or Replication fail with any of the following errors: 
    (wt.fv.fvResource/6) wt.fv.FvFileDoesNotExist:
    Cannot read: File "<mount path>\<filename>" does not exist
    wt.fv.master  - StdMasterSvc.doDirectDownload: File [nnnn] was not found.
                               java.io.FileNotFoundException: yyyy\nnnn
     
    (wt.fv.fvResource/5) wt.util.WTException: Cannot read: Local mount does not exist
     
    [(wt.fv.fvResource/56) wt.fv.FvFileDoesNotExist: Mount path does not exist] with root cause
  • Exporting workflow templates is failing with error.
  • Package delivery is failing with following exception :
wt.util.WTException: wt.util.WTException: wt.util.WTException: Problem in export/import process.
Nested exception is: wt.objectstorage.exception.ContentFileDoesNotExistsException: Mount path does not exist
Nested exception is: wt.util.WTException: Problem in export/import process.
Nested exception is: wt.objectstorage.exception.ContentFileDoesNotExistsException: Mount path does not exist
Nested exception is: wt.util.WTException: wt.util.WTException: Problem in export/import process.
Nested exception is: wt.objectstorage.exception.ContentFileDoesNotExistsException: Mount path does not exist
Nested exception is: wt.util.WTException: Problem in export/import process.
Nested exception is: wt.objectstorage.exception.ContentFileDoesNotExistsException: Mount path does not exist
  • While trying to open some objects in Creo Illustrate, it fails with:
Failed to download file ...HTTP Status 500 – Internal Server Error...Cannot complete action. Content file not found...The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request
  • Publishing bundle fails with error in WVS Job Log
    Errors in getComponentContent--(wt.fv.fvResource/CONTENT_FILE_NOT_FOUND) wt.objectstorage.exception.ContentFileDoesNotExistsException: Cannot complete action. Content file not found
    • <WindchillBase>\logs\MethodServer-<DateCode>-log4j.log contains 
       ERROR [<queue>] wt.fv.itemmover <UserName> - Cannot read: File "<FilePath>" does not exist (wt.fv.fvResource/6) wt.objectstorage.exception.ContentFileDoesNotExistsException: Cannot read: File "<FilePath>" does not exist
    • WContentVerify utility reports: Content File Incorrect Size 
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