Getting /.cache/appium-device-farm/storage/10337678c7103dd8d7a804e01f7589cd does not look like a valid storage file! error and because of this session is getting created.

[kuldeep04]

Discussed in https://github.com/AppiumTestDistribution/appium-device-farm/discussions/618

^{Originally posted by **kuldeep04** January 25, 2023} Appium log: ``` Error: [node-persist][readFile] /.cache/appium-device-farm/storage/10337678c7103dd8d7a804e01f7589cd does not look like a valid storage file! at /.appium/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/node-persist/src/local-storage.js:314:89 at FSReqCallback.readFileAfterClose [as oncomplete] (node:internal/fs/read_file_context:68:3) ```

[saikrishna321]

@kuldeep04 Can you please post the content of this file /.cache/appium-device-farm/storage/10337678c7103dd8d7a804e01f7589cd

[kuldeep04]

@saikrishna321 file name is something like this: 10337678c7103dd8d7a804e01f7589cd and file is empty.

[saikrishna321]

@kuldeep04 So is this happening consistently ?

[kuldeep04]

@saikrishna321 its happening consistently.

Steps:

1. Run test on iOS device. 2.test will run with he newly created appium session but
2. when I trying to create another (new session) then session is not getting created.

Attaching log.

[Appium] Could not configure Appium server. It's possible that a driver or plugin tried to update the server and failed. Original error: [node-persist][readFile] /Users/kuldeep.yadav/.cache/appium-device-farm/storage/10337678c7103dd8d7a804e01f7589cd does no[t look like a valid storage file!
debug] [Appium] Error: [node-persist][readFile] /Users/kuldeep.yadav/.cache/appium-device-farm/storage/10337678c7103dd8d7a804e01f7589cd does not look like a valid storage file!
[debug] [Appium]     at /Users/kuldeep.yadav/.appium/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/node-persist/src/local-storage.js:314:89
[debug] [Appium]     at FSReqCallback.readFileAfterClose [as oncomplete] (node:internal/fs/read_file_context:68:3)

[saikrishna321]

@kuldeep04 when I trying to create another (new session) then session is not getting created Meaning second test is starting to run?

Before running the second the session can you check in storage folder if the file has any content?

[kuldeep04]

@saikrishna321 means appium server is not getting started for second run, and after deleting the file inside /.cache/appium-device-farm/storage this folder appium server is working fine.

Before running the second the session can you check in storage folder if the file has any content? - No

[saikrishna321]

@kuldeep04 Share full logs when this issue happens again.

[Dileep17]

@saikrishna321 as discussed this issue started with local persist. check https://github.com/AppiumTestDistribution/appium-device-farm/pull/645 and merge the temp fix.

[duchu]

In version 7.4.0+ this error still occurs, are there any other ways to solve this problem?