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Errors and Troubleshooting

This document presents helpful hints to troubleshoot the errors you may get while working in the Bittensor ecosystem.

KeyFileError

KeyFileError: Keyfile at: /path/to/.bittensor/wallets/some-coldkey/hotkeys/somehotkey does not exist

Likely cause and remedy: A key you are passing as a parameter in a btcli command is not registered in the network. Make sure you first register the keys in your desired network before using the keys. See Register, Validate and Mine .

Balances.transfer not found

ValueError: Call function 'Balances.transfer' not found

Likely cause and remedy: You are working with an older version of Bittensor. Update your Bittensor to the latest version. See Install Bittensor.