Windows exporter service fails to collect textfile metrics due to missing textfile directory. The service is configured to use the textfile collector but the expected directory "C:\k\textfile_inputs" does not exist, causing the collector to fail with error "The system cannot find the file specified."

    windows_exporter - version from service binary path: C:\k\windows_exporter.exe
Service configured with collectors: cpu,cs,logical_disk,net,os,service,system,textfile,container,memory,cpu_info

    Always - occurs every time the windows_exporter service attempts to collect textfile metrics

1. Deploy Windows node with WMCO
2. Verify windows_exporter service is running
3. Check Windows Event Logs for windows_exporter events
4. Observe textfile collector failure in Event ID 101     

    PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-EventLog -LogName Application -Source windows_exporter  -Newest 1 | Format-List *

EventID            : 101MachineName        : winlogquery-p2ff6Data               : {}Index              : 3777Category           : (0)CategoryNumber     : 0EntryType          : WarningMessage            : The description for Event ID '101' in Source 'windows_exporter' cannot be found.  The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display the message, or you may not have                         permission to access them.  The following information is part of the event:'source=collect.go:212 msg="collector textfile failed after 15.9088ms, resulting in 0 metrics" err="error reading textfile directory                     \"C:\\\\k\\\\textfile_inputs\": error reading directory: CreateFile C:\\k\\textfile_inputs: The system cannot find the file specified."'Source             : windows_exporterReplacementStrings : {source=collect.go:212 msg="collector textfile failed after 15.9088ms, resulting in 0 metrics" err="error reading textfile directory \"C:\\\\k\\\\textfile_inputs\": error reading directory: CreateFile                     C:\\k\\textfile_inputs: The system cannot find the file specified."}InstanceId         : 101TimeGenerated      : 8/8/2025 6:20:25 PMTimeWritten        : 8/8/2025 6:20:25 PMUserName           :Site               :Container          :

    windows_exporter should not report the error reading textfile directory \"C:\\\\k\\\\textfile_inputs\" 

    PS C:\Users\Administrator> sc.exe qc windows_exporter
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESSSERVICE_NAME: windows_exporter
        TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
        START_TYPE         : 3   DEMAND_START
        ERROR_CONTROL      : 0   IGNORE
        BINARY_PATH_NAME   : C:\k\windows_exporter.exe --collectors.enabled cpu,cs,logical_disk,net,os,service,system,textfile,container,memory,cpu_info --web.config.file C:\k\tls\windows-exporter-webconfig.yaml
        LOAD_ORDER_GROUP   :
        TAG                : 0
        DISPLAY_NAME       : windows_exporter
        DEPENDENCIES       :
        SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem