Diagnostic codes: file-unreadable: Archangel cannot open a folder or a file, or a source file is not UTF-8 or UTF-16 text. # file-unreadable > Archangel cannot open a folder or a file, or a source file is not UTF-8 or UTF-16 text. Repository problems. This text is what `archangel docs file-unreadable` prints. Archangel cannot open a folder or a file, or a source file is not UTF-8 or UTF-16 text. ## Example ```sh file-unreadable: src/private: archangel cannot open it: permission was refused ``` ## What to do Fix the permissions or the encoding, or add the path to the config’s `ignore` list.