# Import Folder vs. Insert From URL : Error 1630

**URL:** <https://the.fmsoup.org/t/import-folder-vs-insert-from-url-error-1630/5376>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** container, container-field\
**Created:** [April 13, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/import-folder-vs-insert-from-url-error-1630/5376 "2026-04-13T20:45:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![xochi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/0ea827/32.png) [@xochi](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/xochi)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/import-folder-vs-insert-from-url-error-1630/5376/1 "2026-04-13T20:45:39Z")

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I realized that there's an issue with file URLs in FileMaker.

If you `Import` from a folder ( [Importing a folder of files all at once](https://help.claris.com/en/pro-help/content/importing-folder.html) ) you get 4 fields like this:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fmsoup/original/2X/b/bc30bd76775a427b374f4eb4356fb2698aa95145.png)

The `File Path` comes in as file URLs like this:

`file://Macintosh HD/Users/username/...`

These look like legitimate URLs, but if you try to use these URLs with the `Import from URL` script step, you will get an Error 1630 "URL format is incorrect".

The solution is to change the URL from this:  
`file://Macintosh HD/Users/username/...`

to this:

`file:///Volumes/Macintosh HD/Users/username/...`

Notice the double-vs. triple slash characters (// vs. ///) and the requirement to have the URL start with `/Volumes`

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**Author:** ![xochi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/0ea827/32.png) [@xochi](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/xochi)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/import-folder-vs-insert-from-url-error-1630/5376/2 "2026-04-14T14:29:06Z")

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Another trick/gotcha - I was testing my `file:` URLs by pasting them into Safari, not realizing that Safari was doing some "helpful" changes to the URL.

For example, if I pasted a URL like this:

```auto
file://Macintosh HD/Users/username/Downloads/foobar.pdf

```

Safari would open the PDF just fine - but the location URL was changed to this:

`file:///Users/username/Downloads/foobar.pdf`

notice that Safari added the missing third "/" character and removed the volume name.

This was confusing, as a malformed URL that seemed to work fine in Safari wouldn't work in FileMaker Pro.