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dainelli
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"file" does not exist

#1 Post by dainelli »

I am currently running debian 10, and I am unable to open certain files. These are .xlsx, .pdf, docx, etc files. Some of them do start with libreoffice and/or WPS, but there are others that do not start and the only message is "xyz.file does not exist". I know for a fact that they do exist because most of them are synced over the cloud and I'm able to run these files under Windows 10. Does anyone know how to make debian recognize these files?

Thanks in advance

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Re: "file" does not exist

#2 Post by CwF »

Filenames with spaces, improperly quoted?

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Re: "file" does not exist

#3 Post by Chrisdb »

Can you post examples.

Which cloud solution are you referring to?
How is the cloud folder accessed?

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Re: "file" does not exist

#4 Post by dainelli »

Chrisdb wrote:Can you post examples.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BGVDQ ... FNIdaaSL5f

Altough one may think it's because of the"??", I can open other (.pdf) files within the same folder.
Which cloud solution are you referring to?
How is the cloud folder accessed?
I am using MEGA, which uses synced folders.

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Re: "file" does not exist

#5 Post by dainelli »

CwF wrote:Filenames with spaces, improperly quoted?
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BGVDQ ... FNIdaaSL5f

The filename does have spaces, but this hasn't been a problem before.

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Re: "file" does not exist

#6 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

What is the output of

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file '/home/dainelli/Documents/??teis/Base cv 2.0.docx'
deadbang

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Re: "file" does not exist

#7 Post by dainelli »

I found the problem. Turns out if you change the standard program that should open a file type, Debian doesn't recognize it.

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