File Saving Issue

[BDesign]

We are working off a network here in our office and when we go to save a file we get a read/write error and have to save the file under a different name.

What are the reasons for this error?

Is there a way to correct it?

We only have one person working on Vectorworks in our office.

When we go to delete the old file (after renaming and saving the new one due to the "read/write" error), we get a message saying the file is still in use and cannot delete it.

Is there a remedy?

We are getting piles of files mounting up in our network due to this error. I thought 12.5 might solve some of the file saving issues.

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[jfmarch]

sounds like a network issue. you should post your OS info.

[PeterT]

I don't know what platform you are on, but it sounds like the file does not have Read/Write permissions.

If on a Mac, Get Info on the file, and check that it is not Read Only.

[BDesign]

The OS is 10.4.2. I'm not sure if it is a network issue or not. We are working off a main server. But no one else is working on that file. I will check the read/write permissions though to see if that is the issue.

Thanks for the help thus far.

[BDesign]

Ok...

So the permissions are set as:

Owner: Read and Write

Group: Read only

Others: Read only

I am going to try to change those permissions. It does not seem to solve the issue yet. And it definitely does not solve the issue of trying to delete the updated files. We still get the message that the old files are "still in use."

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[Travis]

You definitely have a network/server/permissions issue(s).

Once you get the permissions set the way you need them (currently, only the Owner could save changes to an existing file), you'll want to run Disk Utility and perform Verify Permissions then Repair Permissions.

Good luck,

[BDesign]

Thanks!

Seems to be working well now...