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ok, so for some odd reason, when I tell publisher (2003) to save my
publication, it gives me the following error: "The disk is full trying to write (filename). Save this file on a different disk and/or drive." it has never done this before and I've created similar (much larger) documents for three years in a row. currently, my file is only 374 MB, and I'm saving to an external hard drive with 125 GB free. it saves just fine if I save it to my PC's hard drive, then copy it over, but that's getting really annoying! I would prefer to save it directly to my external drive not only for convenience sake, but also to not take up space on my internal drive. Any ideas what's causing it to do this? Can it be fixed? |
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Never, never, never save a file directly to removable media. Never, never,
never open a file directly from removable media. Besides issues like yours, bad computing habits like that have caused files to be corrupt. Do yourself a favor - take the few extra moments it takes to save it to your hard drive then copy it over. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "justlittleoldme" wrote in message ... ok, so for some odd reason, when I tell publisher (2003) to save my publication, it gives me the following error: "The disk is full trying to write (filename). Save this file on a different disk and/or drive." it has never done this before and I've created similar (much larger) documents for three years in a row. currently, my file is only 374 MB, and I'm saving to an external hard drive with 125 GB free. it saves just fine if I save it to my PC's hard drive, then copy it over, but that's getting really annoying! I would prefer to save it directly to my external drive not only for convenience sake, but also to not take up space on my internal drive. Any ideas what's causing it to do this? Can it be fixed? |
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Publisher is recognizing your external drive as removable media. What
happens if you make the drive the default save destination in Publisher's options? If you still get the error I'm afraid you are stuck with copying. At least you have a backup. "justlittleoldme" wrote in message ... ok, so for some odd reason, when I tell publisher (2003) to save my publication, it gives me the following error: "The disk is full trying to write (filename). Save this file on a different disk and/or drive." it has never done this before and I've created similar (much larger) documents for three years in a row. currently, my file is only 374 MB, and I'm saving to an external hard drive with 125 GB free. it saves just fine if I save it to my PC's hard drive, then copy it over, but that's getting really annoying! I would prefer to save it directly to my external drive not only for convenience sake, but also to not take up space on my internal drive. Any ideas what's causing it to do this? Can it be fixed? |
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I have been saving the same project files like this for three years straight
with zero issues. Why would it all of a sudden decide that it won't save right?? And, my files get to be sooooo huge by the end of the project that it slows down my computer if I save to my PC (as in, it took like 20+ minutes to finish saving...not so efficient when you're trying to get a project done!) "JoAnn Paules" wrote: Never, never, never save a file directly to removable media. Never, never, never open a file directly from removable media. Besides issues like yours, bad computing habits like that have caused files to be corrupt. Do yourself a favor - take the few extra moments it takes to save it to your hard drive then copy it over. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "justlittleoldme" wrote in message ... ok, so for some odd reason, when I tell publisher (2003) to save my publication, it gives me the following error: "The disk is full trying to write (filename). Save this file on a different disk and/or drive." it has never done this before and I've created similar (much larger) documents for three years in a row. currently, my file is only 374 MB, and I'm saving to an external hard drive with 125 GB free. it saves just fine if I save it to my PC's hard drive, then copy it over, but that's getting really annoying! I would prefer to save it directly to my external drive not only for convenience sake, but also to not take up space on my internal drive. Any ideas what's causing it to do this? Can it be fixed? |
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justlittleoldme wrote:
I have been saving the same project files like this for three years straight with zero issues. snip ==================== You have been lucky. -- John Inzer MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk |
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I disagree. I have an external hard drive, it is treated just exactly as if
it were internal. I save to it frequently without issue. I don't save Office files but I do save my Corel files and many other application files. It is the very reason why I bought the drive. "John Inzer" wrote in message ... justlittleoldme wrote: I have been saving the same project files like this for three years straight with zero issues. snip ==================== You have been lucky. -- John Inzer MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk |
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Mary Sauer wrote:
I disagree. I have an external hard drive, it is treated just exactly as if it were internal. I save to it frequently without issue. I don't save Office files but I do save my Corel files and many other application files. It is the very reason why I bought the drive. ====================================== Hi Mary, You are certainly more experienced with Publisher than I am but wouldn't an external USB hard drive be recognized as a Removable Disk just like a flash drive or memory card? All I know is we have seen many issues reported that were caused by saving to drives other than the system drive. -- John Inzer MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk |
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"John Inzer" wrote in message ... Mary Sauer wrote: I disagree. I have an external hard drive, it is treated just exactly as if it were internal. I save to it frequently without issue. I don't save Office files but I do save my Corel files and many other application files. It is the very reason why I bought the drive. ====================================== Hi Mary, You are certainly more experienced with Publisher than I am but wouldn't an external USB hard drive be recognized as a Removable Disk just like a flash drive or memory card? All I know is we have seen many issues reported that were caused by saving to drives other than the system drive. John are you suggesting it is dangerous? to save project files to other than the system disk. That would suggest MSFT have a monumental disconnect someplace. I from bitter experience never ever put my data anywhere near the system, because when the system falls over (note WHEN not if) I loose all my data! John Inzer MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk -- Wisdom and experience come with age, they say, but I wish I could remember the darn question |
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GbH wrote:
John are you suggesting it is dangerous? to save project files to other than the system disk. That would suggest MSFT have a monumental disconnect someplace. I from bitter experience never ever put my data anywhere near the system, because when the system falls over (note WHEN not if) I loose all my data! ===================================== Maybe I should have worded it differently...saving to the local hard drive is the best (safest) practice. Best bet IMHO...save to / open from...local hard drive...copy to external drive or network. -- John Inzer MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk |
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"John Inzer" wrote in message ... GbH wrote: John are you suggesting it is dangerous? to save project files to other than the system disk. That would suggest MSFT have a monumental disconnect someplace. I from bitter experience never ever put my data anywhere near the system, because when the system falls over (note WHEN not if) I loose all my data! ===================================== Maybe I should have worded it differently...saving to the local hard drive is the best (safest) practice. Best bet IMHO...save to / open from...local hard drive...copy to external drive or network. I'd go just slightly further and say saving to a local hard drive is the best (safest) practice. -- Wisdom and experience come with age, they say, but I wish I could remember the darn question |
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