I cannot figure out how to upload a spiffs image

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I cannot figure out how to upload a spiffs image. I don’t have an “Upload File System Image” task in any menu.

What steps do I take?

Thanks

2

What is yor platformio.ini and what is the IDE you are working with?

Does uploading via the command pio run -t uploadfs (see docs) work?

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Thanks maxgerhardt
I am running the Arduino platform for esp8266 with a NodeMCU

platform.ini:
[env:nodemcu]
platform = espressif8266
board = nodemcu
framework = arduino

when I run “pio run -t uploadfs” I get the following:

Error: Not a PlatformIO project. platformio.ini file has not been found in current working directory (/home/henry). To initialize new project please use platformio init command

Thanks

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You must execute this command within your project fodler. Navigate to it using the cd command of your shell.

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Also I’d need to know your OS and your IDE.

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ubuntu 16.04
Atom with Platformio
Arduino

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As you suggested, I went to the project directory where I had added a data directory with my files to be uploaded. Everything is there, ready to upload.

I ran “pio run -t uploadfs”
and I got:

Building SPIFFS image from ‘data’ directory to .pioenvs/nodemcu/spiffs.bin
/SSIDFile
/query.html
/PassFile
/response.html
/initial.html
/submit.html
Looking for upload port…
Auto-detected: /dev/ttyUSB0
Uploading .pioenvs/nodemcu/spiffs.bin
warning: espcomm_sync failed
error: espcomm_open failed
error: espcomm_upload_mem failed

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Is your NodeMCU connected properly to your PC and you don’t have a serial monitor open? Can you put the ESP8266 into bootloader mode (hold down FLASH button, press RESET once while FLASH is being pressed) and retry the upload.

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I ran “pio run -t uploadfs” from the terminal built into platformio (Platformio->terminal) and it worked.
Still don’t have the Platformio menu item “Upload File System Image”. Any idea why I don’t.
Otherwise, thanks for your help, I can now up load data files inside of Platformio.

H.

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I think when you open the Command Palettte inside Atom and type in “Upload” that menu option should appear. (see Sunsetting Atom | The GitHub Blog)

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Yes and “Alt+SHIFT+CMD+F” will do it automatically.
Thanks, it all works great.

H.

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I have the same problem - missing “Upload File System Image” option in PlatformIO Pallete (after clicking bottom “PIO Build”) there was allways option “Upload File System Image”, but after I reinstalled my MacOS 10.11 (because HDD fail), and fresh new install Atom + PlatformIO, this option is missing! Please help. The shortcut “alt+shift+cmd+f” don’t work! Only when run shell command “pio run -t uploadfs” this works and do everything correctly as always did the old “Upload File System Image” button…
SW: PlatformIO core 4.3.4 in Atom + platform ESP8266 actual version