Error4 reports
Fix FileNotFoundError
in HuggingFace Hub
✅ Solution
FileNotFoundError in huggingface-hub often arises due to temporary network issues during file downloads or corrupted local cache files. Clearing your local cache (using `huggingface-cli cache purge`) and retrying the download is the primary solution. Implement retry mechanisms in your code to automatically handle intermittent network errors, especially when downloading large files.
Related Issues
Real GitHub issues where developers encountered this error:
Intermittent `FileNotFoundError` when repeatedly loading Hub dataset (likely rate limiting)Dec 11, 2025
hf download : crash when a metadata file is corrupted and downloading to local-dirDec 10, 2025
`tiny-agents` failed due to missing `rich` module if it installed by `uv`Nov 26, 2025
Downloading File on windows fail missing incomplete pathJul 22, 2025
Timeline
First reported:Jul 22, 2025
Last reported:Dec 11, 2025
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