intune error 80070002

Error message

Error 0x80070002: The system cannot find the file specified.

TL;DR

On an enrolled device, 80070002 from Intune means a deployed app or script referenced something missing. Find the failed deployment in Intune, check the client-side log for the exact missing path, fix the package or script, and retry the install.

Steps

1. In Intune, open the device's managed apps or device configuration status and find the failed item. Expected: The failed deployment is named with the 80070002 code.

2. On the device, check the Intune management extension log for the missing file or path. Expected: The log quotes the exact path that was not found.

3. Fix the installer, script, or detection rule so every referenced path exists in the package. Expected: The package passes a local test install.

4. Retry the deployment from Intune and confirm success. Expected: The deployment reports succeeded.

When to use

• The code appears in Intune deployment status on enrolled devices
• A win32 app or PowerShell script deployment fails repeatedly
• The failure follows a package update

When not to use

• The device is mid-Autopilot enrollment (use the Autopilot 80070002 flow)
• The code appears in Windows Update (different subsystem)
• The app was never assigned to the device (check targeting first)

Why this happens

Intune executes whatever the package declares; if a script, installer, or detection rule names a file that is not in the delivered payload, Windows returns 80070002 and Intune surfaces it as the deployment failure. Package updates are the usual moment a path goes stale.

Edge cases

• Scripts that download payloads at runtime fail this way when the download URL breaks; the log shows the download step.
• Detection rules run after install, so a bad rule can fail an app that actually installed fine.

Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_WfAkwRlyv8-PYRZMQ-l4Wg