Article DetailsDetailsHelp DetailsWhen attempting to load a CSV file from the Neo4j browser on a Windows Server, you may encounter the following error. Error : Couldn't load the external resource at file:///people.csv Fix : 1. Make sure that the connection to the Neo4j server is made using bolt:// protocol, which will make sure the user is connected to the correct server in the cluster where the CSV file is present.2. If the user is using neo4j:// connection, then make sure that the CSV file is copied to all the import folders of cluster machines.3. Make sure that the import location is in this format. dbms.directories.import=E:\\Neo4j\\neo4j-enterprise-4.4.4\\import You may also want to read the following article: Explanation of error LOAD CSV error of "Couldn’t load the external resource …" InformationTitleError while loading csv file in Windows serverArticle Created Date3/15/2024, 10:54 PMURL Name20118975577619-Error-while-loading-csv-file-in-windows-serverLast Modified Date11/12/2025, 5:03 AM