SharePoint 2010 Using blob caching throws many errors in the ULS and Event Logs -The system cannot find the file specified

Are you seeing several errors related to Blob Caching in the ULS Logs / Event Viewer?

Various ULS Logs errors:

· "An error occurred in the blob cache. The exception message was: 'The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)'."

· GetFileFromUrl: FileNotFoundException when attempting get file Url /favicon.ico The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)    at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.GetMetadataForUrl(String bstrUrl, Int32 METADATAFLAGS, Guid& pgListId, Int32& plItemId, Int32& plType, Object& pvarFileOrFolder)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.GetMetadataForUrl(String bstrUrl, Int32 METADATAFLAGS, Guid& pgListId, Int32& plItemId, Int32& plType, Object& pvarFileOrFolder)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb.GetListItem(String strUrl, Boolean bFields, String[] fields)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CommonUtilities.GetCurrentFileVersionFromUrl(String url, SPWeb web)

· Error in blob cache. System.IO.FileNotFoundException: The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.GetMetadataForUrl(String bstrUrl, Int32 METADATAFLAGS, Guid& pgListId, Int32& plItemId, Int32& plType, Object& pvarFileOrFolder)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.GetMetadataForUrl(String bstrUrl, Int32 METADATAFLAGS, Guid& pgListId, Int32& plItemId, Int32& plType, Object& pvarFileOrFolder)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb.GetListItem(String strUrl, Boolean bFields, String[] fields)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CommonUtilities.GetCurrentFileVersionFromUrl(String url, SPWeb web)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CommonUtilities.GetPublishedFile(SPWeb web, ULSCat ulsCategory, String fileUrl, SPFile& file, SPListItem& item)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.BlobCache.<>c__DisplayClass34.<>c__DisplayClass37.<FetchItemFromWss>b__31()     at Microsoft.Office.Server.Diagnostics.FirstChanceHandler.ExceptionFilter(Boolean fRethrowException, TryBlock tryBlock, FilterBlock filter, CatchBlock catchBlock, FinallyBlock finallyBlock)

· Unable to cache URL /FAVICON.ICO.  File was not found

Event Log error:

Log Name:      Application

Source:        Microsoft-SharePoint Products-Web Content Management

Date:          7/30/2013 1:57:45 PM

Event ID:      5538

Task Category: Publishing Cache

Level:         Error

Keywords:     

User:          CONTOSO\SPSvc

Computer:      SP.contoso.com

Description:

An error occured in the blob cache.  The exception message was 'The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)'.

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

  <System>

    <Provider Name="Microsoft-SharePoint Products-Web Content Management" Guid="{0219F589-72D7-4EC3-ADF5-1F082061E832}" />

    <EventID>5538</EventID>

    <Version>14</Version>

    <Level>2</Level>

    <Task>1</Task>

    <Opcode>0</Opcode>

    <Keywords>0x4000000000000000</Keywords>

    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-07-20T18:57:45.255293200Z" />

    <EventRecordID>308352</EventRecordID>

    <Correlation />

    <Execution ProcessID="3052" ThreadID="2236" />

    <Channel>Application</Channel>

    <Computer>www.contoso.com</Computer>

    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1385174992-979951090-295046656-1108" />

  </System>

  <EventData>

    <Data Name="string0">The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)</Data>

  </EventData>

</Event>

Status:

We are aware of this issue and are currently investigating.

Blog By : Vijay Gangolli [MSFT]