# instances-source-invalid

> Talos next · Since 0.7

the file is there but is not a valid instances file (wrong magic, a length or hash that does not match, an id out of order, a non-unit rotation, a scale not above zero), or carries a different number of custom floats than `customData` names

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| Severity | `warning` |

## Meaning

the file is there but is not a valid instances file (wrong magic, a length or hash that does not match, an id out of order, a non-unit rotation, a scale not above zero), or carries a different number of custom floats than `customData` names

## Fix

read the message: it names the instance; write the file again with `argus scene instance` or the editor