# Help with loading a CSV file

**URL:** <https://community.neo4j.com/t/help-with-loading-a-csv-file/38100>\
**Category:** Neo4j Graph Platform\
**Created:** [May 10, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/help-with-loading-a-csv-file/38100 "2021-05-10T13:53:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jeevanruprai87](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/jeevanruprai87/32/15605_2.png) [@jeevanruprai87](https://community.neo4j.com/u/jeevanruprai87)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/help-with-loading-a-csv-file/38100/1 "2021-05-10T13:53:28Z")

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Hi All,

I'm still new to Neo4j but have been tasked with loading and playing with some csv files to gain and understanding of the relationships that exist in the dataset. I have already tried importing my CSV files in a few different ways but keep running into the following error;

#### Neo.ClientError.Statement.ExternalResourceFailed

Couldn't load the external resource at: file:/var/lib/neo4j/import/CORProject.csv

Here is the Cypher code I used;

`</>`  
LOAD WITH HEADERS FROM 'file:///COR\_Project.csv' As row  
CREATE (:COR\_Project {Id: row.CORProject})  
`</>`

Sorry if this problem has been resolved already but is there any way to fix this issue?

Many thanks

J

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**Author:** ![Cobra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/cobra/32/35243_2.png) [@Cobra](https://community.neo4j.com/u/Cobra)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/help-with-loading-a-csv-file/38100/2 "2021-05-10T14:29:54Z")

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Hello @jeevanruprai87 and welcome to the Neo4j community 🙂

Did you put your CSV file in the import folder of your database?

Regards,  
Cobra

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**Author:** ![jeevanruprai87](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/jeevanruprai87/32/15605_2.png) [@jeevanruprai87](https://community.neo4j.com/u/jeevanruprai87)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/help-with-loading-a-csv-file/38100/3 "2021-05-10T15:35:50Z")

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Hi @Cobra, thank you for the warm welcome!

I have managed to put all CSVs into the import file within the Databases folder, sub folder installation 4.0.3. However it still seems to miss my file completely.

Regards,  
J

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**Author:** ![Cobra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/cobra/32/35243_2.png) [@Cobra](https://community.neo4j.com/u/Cobra)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/help-with-loading-a-csv-file/38100/4 "2021-05-10T15:38:58Z")

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Did you follow [this tutorial](https://neo4j.com/developer/desktop-csv-import/#csv-location)?