# Error: "C:\\Users\\host\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avrdude\\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf": No such file or directory

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**Category:** IDE 2.x\
**Created:** [March 15, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/error-c-users-host-appdata-local-arduino15-packages-arduino-tools-avrdude-6-3-0-arduino17-etc-avrdude-conf-no-such-file-or-directory/1363993 "2025-03-15T15:29:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![tonda-456](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/tonda-456/32/1126942_2.png) [@tonda-456](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/tonda-456)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/error-c-users-host-appdata-local-arduino15-packages-arduino-tools-avrdude-6-3-0-arduino17-etc-avrdude-conf-no-such-file-or-directory/1363993/1 "2025-03-15T15:29:43Z")

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Hello,  
I triend to upload a program to a new arduino nano vhen sudenli I couldin´t upload any program. I tried to ininstall arduino IDE but it didn´t work. Can anybody help me.

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**Author:** ![UKHeliBob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/ukhelibob/32/215663_2.png) [@UKHeliBob](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/UKHeliBob)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/error-c-users-host-appdata-local-arduino15-packages-arduino-tools-avrdude-6-3-0-arduino17-etc-avrdude-conf-no-such-file-or-directory/1363993/2 "2025-03-15T15:32:51Z")

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Welcome to the forum

Please confirm exactly which version of the IDE and Operating System you are using

> [@tonda-456](#):
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> I tried to ininstall arduino IDE but it didn´t work

What exactly happened when you installed the IDE ?

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**Author:** ![tonda-456](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/tonda-456/32/1126942_2.png) [@tonda-456](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/tonda-456)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/error-c-users-host-appdata-local-arduino15-packages-arduino-tools-avrdude-6-3-0-arduino17-etc-avrdude-conf-no-such-file-or-directory/1363993/3 "2025-03-15T15:35:56Z")

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I used Arduino IDE 2.3.4  
When I installed it alredy had all of the libreries and boards on it.  
It was like nothing happend.

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**Author:** ![sterretje](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/sterretje/32/391294_2.png) [@sterretje](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/sterretje)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/error-c-users-host-appdata-local-arduino15-packages-arduino-tools-avrdude-6-3-0-arduino17-etc-avrdude-conf-no-such-file-or-directory/1363993/4 "2025-03-15T15:36:49Z")

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> [@tonda-456](#):
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> I used Arduino IDE 2.3.4

Topic moved to the IDE 2.x section of the forum.

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**Author:** ![sterretje](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/sterretje/32/391294_2.png) [@sterretje](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/sterretje)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/error-c-users-host-appdata-local-arduino15-packages-arduino-tools-avrdude-6-3-0-arduino17-etc-avrdude-conf-no-such-file-or-directory/1363993/5 "2025-03-15T15:39:39Z")

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Check your antivirus; it might all of a sudden have decided to block access or quarantine the file.

You can downgrade the AVR board package to e.g. 1.8.3 using the boards manager, test and next upgrade again.

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/system/32/1140315_2.png) [@system](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/error-c-users-host-appdata-local-arduino15-packages-arduino-tools-avrdude-6-3-0-arduino17-etc-avrdude-conf-no-such-file-or-directory/1363993/6 "2025-09-11T15:40:33Z")

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