# Cannot add Copy Artefacts build step

**URL:** <https://community.jenkins.io/t/cannot-add-copy-artefacts-build-step/36782>\
**Category:** Using Jenkins\
**Created:** [April 7, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/cannot-add-copy-artefacts-build-step/36782 "2026-04-07T17:06:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidA2014](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/davida2014/32/88_2.png) [@DavidA2014](https://community.jenkins.io/u/DavidA2014)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/cannot-add-copy-artefacts-build-step/36782/1 "2026-04-07T17:06:22Z")

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_Jenkins setup: Jenkins 2.541.3 + Copy Artifact Plugin Version 795.ve8e151429b\_27_

Hi, we want to add a Copy Artifact build step to a pipeline but when we click:

**Configure \> Add build step \> Copy artefacts from another project**

Nothing happens. Can you suggest what may be wrong please?

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**Author:** ![mawinter69](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/mawinter69/32/1625_2.png) [@mawinter69](https://community.jenkins.io/u/mawinter69)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/cannot-add-copy-artefacts-build-step/36782/2 "2026-04-07T23:36:00Z")

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You’re not talking about pipeline but a freestyle project.  
Hard to tell what could be wrong. Check in the browser console for any errors.  
Is this the only step that is not working or is it general problem that no steps can be added at all?

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**Author:** ![DavidA2014](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/davida2014/32/88_2.png) [@DavidA2014](https://community.jenkins.io/u/DavidA2014)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/cannot-add-copy-artefacts-build-step/36782/3 "2026-04-08T08:50:05Z")

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Hi Markus, thanks for your reply. Apologises for saying it was a pipeline, it is indeed a freestyle job.

The system log shows nothing for that action. Other build steps work, it is only the Copy Artifact build step that can’t be added.

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**Author:** ![DavidA2014](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/davida2014/32/88_2.png) [@DavidA2014](https://community.jenkins.io/u/DavidA2014)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/cannot-add-copy-artefacts-build-step/36782/4 "2026-04-08T16:18:46Z")

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The browser console shows:

/scripts/utilities.js net::ERR\_ABORTED 404 (Not Found)

Our controller has:

/var/cache/jenkins/war/scripts/utilities.js

In case it is relevant, the controller is behind nginx reverse proxy.