# Macro shows an error, and the file used to be there

**What you are seeing**

The macro shows an error, and the file used to be there.

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## Why it happens

The file was deleted or renamed, or the branch was renamed or removed. Because content is fetched live, this turns into an error card immediately.

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## What to do

Re-pick the file through Browse GitHub, or update the branch.

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## Settings involved

| **Setting**                       | **Where**                                                                                         | **What it does**                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Hide GitHub across the whole site | App property \`capable-global-hidden-capabilities\`, object name \`hiddenCapabilities\`, value    | Hides the capability tenant-wide. IMPORTANT: this gates the BYLINE ONLY. The macro module has no display conditions, so hiding the capability does not stop existing GitHub macros from rendering on pages.                  |
| Turn GitHub on or off per space   | Space property \`<APP\_HASH>\_capable\`, object name \`capabilities.alwaysOff\` / \`capabilities. | AlwaysOff suppresses the byline in that space; alwaysOn shows it even on pages with no GitHub macro. Again, byline only. Macros still render.                                                                                |
| Unlicensed and anonymous access   | Not user-configurable                                                                             | Granted on the MACRO module only, for both 'unlicensed' and 'anonymous'. So a reader outside the licence, or logged out entirely, still sees public file content in the degraded read-only branch. But gets no "Github" byli |

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## Limits that apply here

| **Limit**                                 | **Value** | **What happens**                                                                                                     |
| ----------------------------------------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Public repository search: first page only | \-        | Search runs only when a query is typed and page === 1\. Paging past page 1 shows only the person's own repositories. |
| Image rendering capped at 800px tall      | \-        | \-                                                                                                                   |
| Code viewer capped at 600px tall          | \-        | \-                                                                                                                   |

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