Apache on Windows and Certbot certificates that get corrupted when rebootcomputer

¿Why does certbot corrupt letsencrypt certificates. PEM when I restart the computer?

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Hi @yanopongomas, and welcome to the LE community forum :slight_smile:

Please explain:

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It doesn't but your computer may be doing something weird.

Are you using WSL or do you have Controlled Folder Access enabled ("Ransomware Protection")?

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Thank for help. The computer has restarted with multiple configurations and avoiding all kinds of protection. the file gets corrupted in C:/. And I have suspicions that it is Certbot who corrupts it, it is only that suspicion. The certificates in C:/ No matter where you save them (C:/) they get corrupted in and out of Certbot folders. Thank you

cerbot shouldn't do anything on a system reboot.
The "corruption" must come from something else.

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This sounds very similar to this thread: The certificate has 0 byte

I think the issue is permission related, likely your normal account (when not running under elevated access) doesn't have read permission on the target files (which are stored in the certbot /archive/ folder).

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