> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.movebot.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.movebot.io/troubleshooting/errors-and-failures.md).

# Errors and Failures

Movebot attempts to remedy all failures automatically, but there are some failure types that will require manual intervention and we cannot transfer the data across.&#x20;

There are two main types of failures:

* Fatal Failures
* File or Folder Failures

Fatal failures occur when we cannot proceed with any transfers in a migration job and file or folder failures occur when there was an issue transferring or scanning a file or folder discovered under a transfer mapping (job).

### Viewing Errors

Errors can be found on an individual transfer mapping basis under **Error Tracker.**

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### Failure Severities

Errors and failures in Movebot are categorized by severity as described below.&#x20;

| Severity Rating | Example                                | Description                                                                                                                     |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Critical        | Folder / Files failed to scan          | Critical errors are generally very bad. These include an outright failure to scan a directory, which can lead to dataloss.      |
| High            | Could not create file x.txt            | High severity errors are generally isolated to a single object. It is recommended that you address them on an individual basis. |
| Medium          | File y.txt was ignored                 | Medium severity errors can normally be ignored, but should be noted as they can show incorrect configuration.                   |
| Low Severity    | File !blah.txt was renamed to blah.txt | Low severity warnings are informational.                                                                                        |

### Error Resolution

Fixing errors generally comes down to two approaches:

* Adjustments in configuration or a manual transfer of the object
* Running a Delta

If the root cause is not obvious and it cannot be fixed through configuration, then attempt to run a Delta. If running a Delta does not fix the issue, then reach out to support at <support@movebot.io>.&#x20;


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