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March 12, 2025
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Unable to Register a New Device in Automation Anywhere – "Cannot Delete Device" & "File Not Found" Errors

  • March 12, 2025
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I am facing an issue while trying to register a new device in Automation Anywhere. The platform only allows one registered device at a time, but when I attempt to delete the existing device, I get the following error message:

"Cannot delete device, as it is part of an active bot deployment. If the problem persists, contact your system administrator."

In the In Progress Activity section, I also see a bot named challengeRPA marked as pending execution, even though it has already been deleted. When I try to interact with it, I receive this error:

Error: File not found.
Code: repository.exception.file.notfound

Because of this, I am unable to delete the existing device or register a new one. Has anyone encountered a similar issue? Any guidance on how to resolve this would be greatly appreciated.

Any suggestions or troubleshooting steps would be really helpful!

    Best answer by Aaron.Gleason

    Be sure and search before posting a new thread, as this topic has been answered a number of times. 

     

    Use this page I built to delete your device:

    https://developer.automationanywhere.com/deletedevice.php

    2 replies

    Aaron.Gleason
    Automation Anywhere Team
    Automation Anywhere Team
    March 12, 2025

    Be sure and search before posting a new thread, as this topic has been answered a number of times. 

     

    Use this page I built to delete your device:

    https://developer.automationanywhere.com/deletedevice.php

    Marc Mueller
    Most Valuable Pathfinder
    Most Valuable Pathfinder
    March 13, 2025

    Hi ​@Aaron.Gleason,

    I shared this one on LinkedIn too.

     

    Cheers

    Marc

     

    🤝Let's connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/developer-marc-mueller >>>>>>>> 📺Check out my YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/@AutomationDevelopmentEasy