# \[Solved\] Unable to compile anything with workbench: main: No such file or directory

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/solved-unable-to-compile-anything-with-workbench-main-no-such-file-or-directory/49382>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Tags:** photon, workbench\
**Created:** [April 27, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/solved-unable-to-compile-anything-with-workbench-main-no-such-file-or-directory/49382 "2019-04-27T23:38:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![ScruffR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/scruffr/32/6952_2.png) [@ScruffR](https://community.particle.io/u/ScruffR)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 7:49am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/solved-unable-to-compile-anything-with-workbench-main-no-such-file-or-directory/49382/2 "2019-04-28T07:49:24Z")

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Have you seen this post?

> [@Updating from v1.3.x to v1.4.1 (or greater)](https://community.particle.io/t/updating-from-v1-3-x-to-v1-4-1-or-greater/49131):
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> hey all wave due to an unfortunate bug, it seems the clean up script added to better facilitate uninstalling Particle Workbench back in v1.3.0 is also being run on normal extension updates ([details](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/72375)) if you are upgrading from v1.3.x you will notice that your ~/.particle/toolchains directory is removed after the update - here’s what you need to do to get things back in working order: after updating Particle Workbench extensions, close and re-open VSCode open a Particle project folder if prom…

Maybe the steps outlined in there will help 🤞

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