# FSCrawler - windows - path does not exist

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fscrawler-windows-path-does-not-exist/234230>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 26, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fscrawler-windows-path-does-not-exist/234230 "2020-05-26T03:30:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Lisahtwy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lisahtwy/32/53910_2.png) [@Lisahtwy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lisahtwy)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fscrawler-windows-path-does-not-exist/234230/1 "2020-05-26T03:30:19Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to index files from remote windows server using fsCrawler. I gave the path in \_settings file as `c:\\ESFiles` and `c:/ESFiles`. but below error is coming in logs.

```auto
03:12:56,586 INFO [f.p.e.c.f.c.BootstrapChecks] Memory [Free/Total=Percent]: HEAP [145.3mb/1.7gb=8.22%], RAM [1.2gb/7.7gb=15.52%], Swap [4kb/511.9mb=0.0%].
03:12:58,459 INFO [f.p.e.c.f.c.v.ElasticsearchClientV7] Elasticsearch Client for version 7.x connected to a node running version 7.5.1
03:12:58,553 INFO [f.p.e.c.f.FsCrawlerImpl] Starting FS crawler
03:12:58,874 INFO [f.p.e.c.f.FsParserAbstract] FS crawler started for [test_win] for [c:\ESFiles] every [15m]
03:13:02,670 WARN [f.p.e.c.f.FsParserAbstract] Error while crawling c:\ESFiles: c:\ESFiles doesn't exists.
03:13:02,678 INFO [f.p.e.c.f.FsParserAbstract] FS crawler is stopping after 1 run
03:13:02,740 INFO [f.p.e.c.f.FsCrawlerImpl] FS crawler [test_win] stopped
03:13:02,746 INFO [f.p.e.c.f.FsCrawlerImpl] FS crawler [test_win] stopped

```

I have openSSH enabled in the windows server, when I logged using ssh, I can see the files under same path.

```auto
lshtwy@WinTest1 C:\ESFiles>dir
 Volume in drive C is Windows
 Volume Serial Number is BA06-AED5

 Directory of C:\ESFiles

05/26/2020 02:30 AM <DIR> .
05/26/2020 02:30 AM <DIR> ..
05/26/2020 02:24 AM 40,209 windows_test_file1.txt
05/26/2020 02:26 AM 40,204 windows_test_file2.txt
05/26/2020 02:28 AM 40,199 windows_test_file3.doc
               3 File(s) 120,612 bytes
               2 Dir(s) 116,340,092,928 bytes free

```

I tried `C:\\ESFiles`, `C:/ESFiles` also copied the three files to another location and tried with `\\` instead of `\`.  
But nothing seems to be working.  
Could you please help me!

-Lisa

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 7:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fscrawler-windows-path-does-not-exist/234230/2 "2020-05-26T07:23:49Z")

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Have a look at [https://fscrawler.readthedocs.io/en/latest/admin/fs/ssh.html#windows-drives](https://fscrawler.readthedocs.io/en/latest/admin/fs/ssh.html#windows-drives)

You probably need to use:

```
url: "/C:/ESFiles"
```

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**Author:** ![Lisahtwy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lisahtwy/32/53910_2.png) [@Lisahtwy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lisahtwy)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fscrawler-windows-path-does-not-exist/234230/3 "2020-05-26T10:14:26Z")

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Worked! Thank you so much!!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/fscrawler-windows-path-does-not-exist/234230/4 "2020-06-23T10:14:28Z")

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