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Failed to upload .exe file in DAM

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September 2, 2016
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Whenever I am trying to upload a .exe file after it has completed uploading I get the error failed to upload the file. Is this a known issue? Product version is AEM 6.1.

Getting the below error in DAM log :

POST /content/dam/lexmark/documents/filedownloads/y2016.createasset.html HTTP/1.1] com.day.cq.dam.core.impl.DamAdapterFactory Unable to adapt resource of sling:OrderedFolder to type com.day.cq.dam.api.Asset

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antoniom5495929

Level 7

I think exe is not a supported format for DAM.

Here the lists of supported format: https://docs.adobe.com/docs/en/cq/5-6-1/dam/documented_platforms.html

smacdonald2008

Level 10

The DAM conrains assets like images and videos. An EXE file is not a supported file.

antoniom5495929

Level 7

here the docs related to your AEM version https://docs.adobe.com/docs/en/aem/6-1/administer/content/assets/assets-formats.html

ranadyutis95334Author

Level 3

But we uploaded it in the past but for some reason it is failing.

antoniom5495929

Level 7

Probably you have all launcher disabled in the past and for this reason you can uploaded it.

But as i already say the exe is not supported.

https://docs.adobe.com/docs/en/aem/6-1/administer/content/assets/assets-formats.html

joerghoh

Adobe Employee

This only indicates that the upload failed. Have you checked the error.log for relevant messages?

Jörg

ranadyutis95334Author

Level 3

I am getting the error

POST /content/dam/lexmark/documents/filedownloads/y2016.createasset.html HTTP/1.1] com.day.cq.dam.core.impl.DamAdapterFactory Unable to adapt resource of sling:OrderedFolder to type com.day.cq.dam.api.Asset

smacdonald2008

Level 10

How are you trying to upload this file?

kautuk_sahni

Community Manager

Hi

Can please explain the use-case of having .exe file in DAM ?

Coming back to the solution, as mentioned by "Jörg Hoh" please check the error in error.log file.

If the use-case it just to keep exe file in DAM and make it downloadable by providing download link to the page, then i would suggest you to make Zip file of exe and upload it in DAM.

This is reduce the size of the file and also zip is supported in AEM.

Docs link:- https://docs.adobe.com/docs/en/aem/6-2/administer/content/assets/assets-formats.html

I hope this would help you.

Thanks and Regards

Kautuk Sahni

smacdonald2008

Level 10

I am using Classic View and successfully uploaded a EXE: