# Weird "ipfs add" error

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/weird-ipfs-add-error/11273>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [May 14, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/weird-ipfs-add-error/11273 "2021-05-14T11:14:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![nickreserved](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/nickreserved/32/4538_2.png) [@nickreserved](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/nickreserved)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/weird-ipfs-add-error/11273/1 "2021-05-14T11:14:06Z")

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It seems that in just the specific file, ipfs replace original path!

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I reach to this failure when I run the command:  
ipfs add --nocopy -r /root/.ipfs/nas/Μηχανικός/ΕΜΠ

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**Author:** ![hector](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/hector/32/178_2.png) [@hector](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/hector)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/weird-ipfs-add-error/11273/2 "2021-05-14T13:34:13Z")

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Can you open a bug report in [github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs](http://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs). This is weird.

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**Author:** ![Discordian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/discordian/32/4692_2.png) [@Discordian](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Discordian)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/weird-ipfs-add-error/11273/3 "2021-05-14T19:25:48Z")

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I believe this is actually expected behaviour for filestore currently. If you added the file, then moved it, you need to remove the old blocks, then re-add the file again.

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**Author:** ![hector](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/hector/32/178_2.png) [@hector](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/hector)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 8:08am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/weird-ipfs-add-error/11273/4 "2021-05-18T08:08:09Z")

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OP moved the file? That might explain it then…
