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Error when creating a list from Excel: Something went wrong. The file does not exist

Symptoms

When you try to create a list from Excel in a SharePoint site, you receive the following error when you try to choose a file already on the site.

Something went wrong.

The file [xxxx] does not exist.

Screenshot of the error message that the file does not exist.

Cause

The default Document Library is deleted, or its name is renamed from Documents to something else.

Resolution

  • If the default Document Library is deleted and present in the recycle bin, restore it.

  • If the default Document Library is deleted and not present in the recycle bin, create a new library with the name Documents.

  • If the default Document Library name is renamed from Documents to something else, rename it back to Documents from Library Settings -> List name, Description and Navigation -> Name.