When using the Bulk insert task in SSIS, you might encounter an error stating that The File Does Not Exist or The Path Specified Cannot be Found. This is usually due to the fact that the file must be on the same server as the database. In other words, it you are connecting to a remote machine the flat file must be on the remote machine. The connection to this file in the SSIS package must use a UNC path and not a mapped drive.