# How to fix errors with Lefse

**URL:** <https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/how-to-fix-errors-with-lefse/10183>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** lefse, galaxy-biobakery\
**Created:** [June 5, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/how-to-fix-errors-with-lefse/10183 "2023-06-05T16:23:55Z")\
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> [@Adelaide\_Panattoni](#):
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> also have been trying to solve it but I don’t know what to do and I cannot find a lot of help online.

Hi @Adelaide_Panattoni

Have you tried to ask at forum the server hosts? It is linked from that server’s homepage and is the only way to contact them as far as I know.

This threads and a few others have details. I’ve also added a tag to this post that will find more (guessing that was the server where the original question asker was working).

> [@Data import LEfSe error: Cannot count lines in file](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/data-import-lefse-error-cannot-count-lines-in-file/10187/6):
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> Hi @garretta Ok – thanks for clarifying. You can work at any server you want to but if there is a server issue going on, only the administrators of the server can help with that. Others have reported problems with that other public server over the last few days, and those admins do not track this forum. They do have contact information in an email address, and run a local forum (or did, so please double check my advice). Click into this other topic for more details about what is known: [https…](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/failled-data-upload/9745/7)

> [@Data import LEfSe error: Cannot count lines in file](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/data-import-lefse-error-cannot-count-lines-in-file/10187/9):
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> Welcome, @Xueqian_Yin When working at that server, you should use the resources they host to ask questions, especially for errors that seem to be server side. I just checked again and they do have a dedicated forum. The link is on the server’s homepage. I needed to copy and paste it into a new browser window to get the connection correct. Maybe try that way too? Or, just go here: [https://forum.biobakery.org/](https://forum.biobakery.org/)

Hope that helps, and if someone does make contact and gets feedback, posting back the solution would be helpful here, too 🙂

**Update:** I just did a search at that forum and see some open questions about this same issue. Maybe also report the problem to that same thread? They are likely working on it but more user feedback seems helpful. Xref: [LEfSe issues and errors - LEfSe - The bioBakery help forum](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/lefse-issues-and-errors/5397)

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