Can't install if /umbraco/Data is missing

[skttl]

Which Umbraco version are you using?

16.1.1

Bug summary

Can we make the unattend install function a bit friendlier? When /umbraco/Data is missing, the unattended install fails to create the sqlite database file.

Specifics

If I don't have the /umbraco/Data folder (eg. if I just cloned a project, and no files in that folder were committed), my project fails to start giving me this error:

DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Workspaces\Website\umbraco\Data\Umbraco.sqlite.db'.
System.IO.FileSystem.CopyFile(string sourceFullPath, string destFullPath, bool overwrite)
Umbraco.Cms.Persistence.Sqlite.Services.SqliteDatabaseCreator.Create(string connectionString)
Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Persistence.DbProviderFactoryCreator.CreateDatabase(string providerName, string connectionString)
Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Install.UnattendedInstaller.HandleAsync(RuntimeUnattendedInstallNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
Umbraco.Cms.Core.Events.INotificationAsyncHandler<TNotification>.HandleAsync(IEnumerable<TNotification> notifications, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
Umbraco.Cms.Core.Events.EventAggregator.PublishCoreAsync<TNotification>(IEnumerable<Func<IEnumerable<TNotification>, CancellationToken, Task>> allHandlers, IEnumerable<TNotification> notifications, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
Umbraco.Cms.Core.Events.NotificationAsyncHandlerWrapperImpl<TNotificationType>.HandleAsync<TNotification, TNotificationHandler>(IEnumerable<TNotification> notifications, CancellationToken cancellationToken, ServiceFactory serviceFactory, Func<IEnumerable<Func<IEnumerable<TNotification>, CancellationToken, Task>>, IEnumerable<TNotification>, CancellationToken, Task> publish)
Umbraco.Cms.Core.Events.EventAggregator.PublishNotificationsAsync<TNotification, TNotificationHandler>(IEnumerable<TNotification> notifications, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
Umbraco.Cms.Core.Events.EventAggregator.PublishAsync<TNotification, TNotificationHandler>(IEnumerable<TNotification> notifications, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
Umbraco.Cms.Core.Events.EventAggregator.PublishAsync<TNotification>(TNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Runtime.CoreRuntime.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken, bool isRestarting)
Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Runtime.CoreRuntime.StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
Umbraco.Extensions.WebApplicationExtensions.BootUmbracoAsync(WebApplication app)
Program.<Main>$(string[] args) in Program.cs
+
await app.BootUmbracoAsync();
Program.<Main>(string[] args)

Steps to reproduce

• Create a new umbraco project
• "Mimic" having it cloned from git, by removing the /umbraco/Data folder, as its content is usually ignored in git
• Try to start the project with unattended install enabled
• Watch it fail creating the database.

Expected result / actual result

I would expect it to be able to create the folders it needs.

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This item has been added to our backlog AB#55974

[github-actions]

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[kjac]

Fixed in #19980 for 163 👍