Update error message for overwrite to be more user friendly (#3619)

mosaicml · Sep 16, 2024 · 893f398 · 893f398
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diff --git a/composer/utils/remote_uploader.py b/composer/utils/remote_uploader.py
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ def upload_file(retry_index: int = 0):
                 # Good! It shouldn't exist.
                 pass
             else:
-                raise FileExistsError(f'Object {remote_file_name} already exists, but overwrite was set to False.')
+                raise FileExistsError(
+                    f'Object {remote_file_name} already exists, but overwrite was set to False. '
+                    'Please set `save_overwrite` to `True` in Trainer to overwrite the existing file.',
+                )
         log.info(f'Uploading file {local_file_path} to {remote_file_name}')
         object_store.upload_object(
             object_name=remote_file_name,