missing file
Data gone AWOL
A missing file is a computer file that cannot be found where expected—deleted, moved, corrupted, or never properly saved.
Software often reports missing files when dependencies or linked resources are absent: The program crashed due to a missing file.
The term appears in error messages and troubleshooting contexts.
- lostUnable to navigate
- deletedPermanently removed
- recycle binSorting container for reprocessing
- corruptedMade impure or dishonest
- errorFault in communication
404 · blue screen · broken · vanished · gone · search · search function · locate · recover · restore · backup · cloud storage · hard drive · crash · glitch · folder · directory · path
- system errorsconnection error, fatal error, timeout error, system crash, memory error
- Computer Errorserror message, crash, warning, internal error, fatal error
- code errorssyntax error, type error, escape sequence, conversion error, runtime error
- tech supporttech support, troubleshooting, help desk, helpdesk, support ticket
- code bugsbugs, errors, crashes, glitches, syntax error