Read Binary Files, output is empty

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Hello,
I want to send a document to OpenAI. For this, I have a “Local File Trigger” node that works and transmits the path to a “Read Files from disk” node. The latter does not return any value in the output.

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I tested with the machine’s internal path “e:..” and via the share "\my_srv... "all services work with a machine admin account.

  • **n8n version:**1.55.3
  • **Database (default: SQLite):**SQLite
  • **n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):**default
  • **Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):**npm
  • **Operating system:**windows server 2019

I have already used this type of node but with a Docker version and a file located in the container.

Thank you for your help.

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It looks like your topic is missing some important information. Could you provide the following if applicable.

  • n8n version:
  • Database (default: SQLite):
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):
  • Operating system:
3

Is the PDF very large? I know that you can’t test individual nodes with big PDFs and have to instead use Test Workflow. You could also try to test with a smaller file.
Your settings above for the Read/Write File node are correct and should work.

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My PDF is not large, I even tested with different documents. It’s frustrating that it works with the Docker version but not with my regular installation.