# django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: The STATICFILES_DIRS setting should not contain the STATIC_ROOT setting.

- **ID:** `python/django-staticfile-notfound`
- **Domain:** python
- **Category:** config_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

The STATICFILES_DIRS list includes the same path as STATIC_ROOT, causing a configuration conflict.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 3.x | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **** (95% success)
   ```
   Ensure STATIC_ROOT and STATICFILES_DIRS point to different directories. Example: STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'staticfiles' and STATICFILES_DIRS = [BASE_DIR / 'static']
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — STATIC_ROOT is required for collectstatic to work in production. (50% fail)
- **** — Loses custom static file locations, breaking app-specific static files. (40% fail)