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Title: can't open nul: No such file or directory
Post by: nbsu on January 08, 2019, 01:32:55 AM

I run exiftool.exe in cmd window (window 10), and show message as follow:

C:\Users\Administrator>exiftool -ver
can't open nul: No such file or directory

Can you help me？ thanks。

Title: Re: can't open nul: No such file or directory
Post by: Phil Harvey on January 08, 2019, 07:04:10 AM

What was the exact command you used?

- Phil

Title: Re: can't open nul: No such file or directory
Post by: nbsu on January 09, 2019, 02:53:38 AM

Quote from: Phil Harvey on January 08, 2019, 07:04:10 AM
What was the exact command you used?

- Phil

Whatever command (e.g. exiftool -ver or exiftool or other) I used, the message is the same ("can't open nul: No such file or directory").

But it's normal on other PC (Windows 10 X64).

Title: Re: can't open nul: No such file or directory
Post by: Phil Harvey on January 09, 2019, 07:38:34 AM

There must be something wrong with the installation. Try following the Windows uninstalling instructions (https://exiftool.org/install.html#Windows), then run it again.

- Phil

Title: Re: can't open nul: No such file or directory
Post by: nbsu on January 10, 2019, 02:58:54 AM

Thanks,I will try it.

Title: stopped NUL device
Post by: NUL on June 19, 2020, 06:48:56 PM

For others having problems with NUL device on Windows you can check
Control Panel → Device Manager,
click View → Show hidden devices,
navigate to Non-plug and play drivers → Null,
click RMB → Properties,
go to Driver tab and check if it is running.
I have disabled it in a frenzy ;) once – breaking ExifTool. Other relevant diagnostics may include checking %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\null.sys for existence.

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