# Unable to open scripts after opening on new computer

**URL:** <https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/unable-to-open-scripts-after-opening-on-new-computer/38228>\
**Category:** JupyterLab\
**Created:** [December 11, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/unable-to-open-scripts-after-opening-on-new-computer/38228 "2025-12-11T20:42:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![waking902](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@waking902](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/waking902)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/unable-to-open-scripts-after-opening-on-new-computer/38228/1 "2025-12-11T20:42:20Z")

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Hello,

I just opened JupyterLab on my new computer for the first time. I’m trying to open a script from my files but I am getting the following error. What do I do?

Thanks!

 ![Screenshot 2025-12-11 123916](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/jupyter/original/3X/c/4/c453177f36880d293835d3a699deef8c1cb6ba50.png)

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**Author:** ![bollwyvl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/bollwyvl/32/904_2.png) [@bollwyvl](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/bollwyvl)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/unable-to-open-scripts-after-opening-on-new-computer/38228/2 "2025-12-11T21:00:35Z")

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It’s kind of hard to tell really anything from the screenshot.

There may be more informative logs in:

- the process that launched jupyterlab
- the browser console tab (usually revealed with f12)

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**Author:** ![waking902](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@waking902](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/waking902)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/unable-to-open-scripts-after-opening-on-new-computer/38228/3 "2025-12-11T21:14:43Z")

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This is what I see in the browser console. Does this help at all?

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/jupyter/original/3X/3/f/3f5a755cc18ba2cd94f397d9c8a3901a11d04032.png)

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**Author:** ![waking902](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@waking902](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/waking902)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/unable-to-open-scripts-after-opening-on-new-computer/38228/4 "2025-12-11T21:15:14Z")

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![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/jupyter/original/3X/5/3/533bc7fa184d0f7acd29423fea021bae3c5cba2a.png)

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**Author:** ![waking902](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@waking902](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/waking902)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/unable-to-open-scripts-after-opening-on-new-computer/38228/5 "2025-12-11T21:15:46Z")

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I launched JupyterLab via Anaconda Navigator

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**Author:** ![bollwyvl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/bollwyvl/32/904_2.png) [@bollwyvl](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/bollwyvl)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/unable-to-open-scripts-after-opening-on-new-computer/38228/6 "2025-12-11T21:34:12Z")

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As a first cut, please try copying and opening from somewhere _other_ than OneDrive.

The next, to get better process logs, try launching jupyterlab “the hard way”:

- from the start menu (or perhaps _Navigator_, it’s been a while), start an _Anaconda Prompt_ (black screen, blinking cursor)
- navigate to the folder of interest:
  - `cd c:\short-path-not-one-drive`

- start JupyterLab
  - `jupyter lab`

This console will stay open, and show informative logs. Be careful about posting them, as they will contain things like the “token” required to log in to your running JupyterLab: by default, it _should_ only work for `localhost`, but…

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**Author:** ![waking902](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@waking902](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/waking902)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/unable-to-open-scripts-after-opening-on-new-computer/38228/7 "2025-12-11T22:28:08Z")

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I see. I was able to open the script when I copied it to somewhere outside of my OneDrive.

When I was on my laptop before, I was able to open scripts saved in my OneDrive. Do you have any idea why I’m not able to do that now? That’s where I save all my work, especially because there is confidential information in it so I’d prefer not to save anything locally. Let me know 🙂

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**Author:** ![bollwyvl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/bollwyvl/32/904_2.png) [@bollwyvl](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/bollwyvl)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/unable-to-open-scripts-after-opening-on-new-computer/38228/8 "2025-12-11T23:13:56Z")

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Unfortunately, as a non-windows user, I don’t know of any further workarounds. I can only recommend a deeper search of this forum, and potentially the various jupyter github organizations for existing discussions and issues.