# Error: Unable to create groom output directory: "./groomed"

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**Created:** [May 22, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://shapeworks.discourse.group/t/error-unable-to-create-groom-output-directory-groomed/153 "2023-05-22T16:53:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![huyuekang123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/46a35a/32.png) [@huyuekang123](https://shapeworks.discourse.group/u/huyuekang123)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://shapeworks.discourse.group/t/error-unable-to-create-groom-output-directory-groomed/153/1 "2023-05-22T16:53:27Z")

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When I groom the instance model，the shapeworks studio reported an error:Unable to create groom output directory: “./groomed”.Is there any solution to this error? I would appreciate it if you could help me solve it.

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**Author:** ![amorris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@amorris](https://shapeworks.discourse.group/u/amorris)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://shapeworks.discourse.group/t/error-unable-to-create-groom-output-directory-groomed/153/2 "2023-05-22T16:53:57Z")

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Can you check the groomed output folder name in preferences?

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**Author:** ![huyuekang123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/46a35a/32.png) [@huyuekang123](https://shapeworks.discourse.group/u/huyuekang123)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://shapeworks.discourse.group/t/error-unable-to-create-groom-output-directory-groomed/153/3 "2023-05-23T04:08:36Z")

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Thank you very much! I have solved the problem after renstallation the shape works studio.Thank you again for your reply.