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create app : Error: Failed to create a new project:

karineG — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 07:42:54 GMT

Hello,

I've executed this command :

npx dt-app@latest create --template-dir C:\Users\a179841\OneDrive - Alliance\Documents\Dynatrace\dt-app-templates-main/templates/default

And I have this error :

Error: Failed to create a new project: An app with the same name already exists in the directory

Thanks for your help

Karine.

haris — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:37:14 GMT

Hi Karine,

Can you please take a screenshot of your terminal once this error happens and also of the directory contents where you're executing the command?

helton_harada — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:08:01 GMT

Problably, you have already tested before, and you are using the same name for the App (for exemple "my-first-app").

When it happened to me, I just deleted the entire folder of the app created before. Or just give a new name for the next app.

MaximilianoML — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:18:42 GMT

@helton_harada, yeah, I was about to text the same you said.

So, @karineG, test the Helton's solution because is good one.

Regards

karineG — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:26:17 GMT

Hello,

Sorry for my late reply.

It was actually a problem with the directory.

I used a one drive directory.

Finally, I installed the project in a local directory and it's ok now.

Regards

Karine