'java.io.FileNotFoundException Thumbnail file for attachment does not exist' when Generating a Thumbnail

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Symptoms

The installation can not generate thumbnails. The following appears in the atlassian-confluence.log:

1 2 3 4 java.io.FileNotFoundException: Thumbnail file for attachment TASIS logo.jpg does not exist. at com.atlassian.confluence.pages.thumbnail.AbstractThumbnailManager.getThumbnailData(AbstractThumbnailManager.java:54) at com.atlassian.confluence.pages.thumbnail.DelegatorThumbnailManager.getThumbnailData(DelegatorThumbnailManager.java:46) at com.atlassian.confluence.servlet.download.ThumbnailDownload.serveThumbnail(ThumbnailDownload.java:90)

Cause

The java.awt.headless=true parameter is missing.

Resolution

Refer to Confluence Doesn't Generate Thumbnails for a solution.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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