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#Write Error on File?!?

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#122424From: Brent BonetSep 6, 1994 9:25 PM
I've been running 3D Studio r3 pretty regularly over the past week and tonight when rendering a flic I got a message "Write Error on File". I went back and reduced the size of a large object and I got the same message while trying to save the project. I rebooted without share enabled (I was doing some Visual Basic work that required it) and went into the Materials Editor to edit a material. Upon saving the library I got the message again. Norton Disk Doctor finds no disk problems (I haven't done a surface scan). Any suggestions? This has me EXTREMELY worried! Brent Bonet – POP! Multimedia Atlanta
#122431From: RICHARD BUDAYSep 6, 1994 10:02 PM
Brent – It sounds like your running out of hard disk space. Depending on the size of your file, and RAM, your probably creating a swap file that is filling up the disk. Even with 32MB of RAM, I usually render to JPG's and make sure I have 100MB+ free hard drive space before I hit the render button. – Peter Noldt, Archimage
#122444From: Bob ProkoppSep 6, 1994 10:29 PM
Hi Brent, "Write error on File" occurs when you're trying to do a save of a file and you've run out of storage space. When the error occurs, [F10] to the Dos shell and check your hard drive space. I suspect you might be low in that drive. If you have multiple partitions, try saving to another drive. If you are low, try deleting or zipping un-needed files. Remember, since you're in 3DS, if you decide to delete files, do not delete the temporary files that this session of 3DS has opened now. Search for old or scrap .FLC files as your first target for deletion. I hope this helps, Bob