When a user enters a path alias that already exists, they receive a "Path is already in use" error.

However this leads to a user experience dead end.

https://uxmag.com/articles/usability-tip-no-dead-ends-please

It is currently almost impossible for the user to know which other node/entity/etc is using that alias, in our case the user tried to search for a similar node title but could not be found - because the other node using that alias had a very different title, compounded with the fact there are thousands of nodes on the site.

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Status: Active » Needs review

The last submitted patch, 2: 2810285-stop-path-used-deadend.patch, failed testing.

Status: Needs review » Needs work

The last submitted patch, 3: 2810285-stop-path-used-deadend.patch, failed testing.