Problem in node ‘Read/Write Files from Disk‘

[mohamed3nan]

Hello @Anouar_Hichri,

@Anouar_Hichri

The file was created but its identity does not match and cannot be written.///

@Anouar_Hichri

running n8n via npm on windows 11

This issue has been discussed recently, and it appears to be a known problem with n8n installed via npm on Windows 11,

You can find more details here:

Unable to read/write file in local system

When trying to write/read files on local machine drive - I am getting ‘The file has changed and cannot be written.’ error. What is the error message (if any)? The file has changed and cannot be written. Please share your workflow Share the output returned by the last node [ { “data”: “test” } ] Information on your n8n setup n8n version: 2.4.6 Database (default: SQLite): SQLite n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): default: own, main Running n8n via …

Windows 11 (no Docker) — Read/Write Files from Disk: “file is not writable” / “identity does not match” (n8n v2.6.4)

This is similar to: probably a Windows permissions issue , to save yourself the headache, just go with Docker installation..

For now, the safest approach is to install and run n8n using Docker.