Can't save a file, have to save as

[Gustavo G]

Hi, We are running powerpoint 2004 on OS 10.3 and some files won't
save once you have made changes. It says the file can't be accessed
or can't be found. YOu have to rename a file. One document was
renamed 37 times. Any ideas. So far it has happend on two machines.
These files are not read only.

Thanks
Gustavo

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi Gustavo,

Try running Disk Utility > First Aid (in the Applications > Utilties
folder) and use it to repair disk permssions. It might help.

-Jim

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Hi Gustavo,

Try running Disk Utility > First Aid (in the Applications > Utilties
folder) and use it to repair disk permssions. It might help.

-Jim

If my experience is any guide, repairing permissions won't help. The
message I get when I try to save is

"is currently in use. PowerPoint cannot modify it at this time. Wait until the
file becomes available."

That's verbatim -- no file name is included. Trashing
user/library/preferences/microsoft/powerpoint settings and
" /microsoft component preferences

provided a temporary fix, but the problem re-appeared.

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi,

In that case have you given DiskWarrior CD a try?

-Jim

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP
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[Guest]

Hi,
have the same problem. Checked on PowerBook and 2xG4 and 2xG5
machines. Even new presentations have to be saved numerous times under
different names. Must be a bug. Have no remedy.

Jurek

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi

This sounds like a problem that could be related to incorrect file
permissions.

Try this:
Look in the Applications folder for the Utilities folder and open the
Utilities folder. Inside is a program called Disk Utiltity. Run Disk
Utility.

Disk Utility has a tab called First Aid. Click the tab. Click the button
that says "Repair disk permissions."

-Jim

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Whoops! Sorry to repeat myself. The entire thread would not appear the
other day.

Am still waiting to see whether DiskWarrior fixed the problem. Is it a
network drive, by any chance?

-Jim

Hi

This sounds like a problem that could be related to incorrect file
permissions.

Try this:
Look in the Applications folder for the Utilities folder and open the
Utilities folder. Inside is a program called Disk Utiltity. Run Disk
Utility.

Disk Utility has a tab called First Aid. Click the tab. Click the button
that says "Repair disk permissions."

-Jim

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

MVPs are not Microsoft Employees
MVP info

 

[Craig Beeson]

Has anyone found a fix for this- I just installed Office
2004 and I am also unable to use the save function. If I
save a file using 'Save as' it's fine. The next time I use
'Save' it come back w/ "the is an error accessing file...."
Use cancel and the next time I use 'Save' the response is
that the file is read only.

I've fixed the permissions, run Norton, Disk War, removed
PPT prefs and it won't stop. Word and Excel installed at
the same time do not have this problem.

-----Original Message-----
Whoops! Sorry to repeat myself. The entire thread would not appear the
other day.

Am still waiting to see whether DiskWarrior fixed the problem. Is it a
network drive, by any chance?

-Jim


Quoting from "Jim Gordon MVP"

(e-mail address removed), on [DATE:

Hi

This sounds like a problem that could be related to incorrect file
permissions.

Try this:
Look in the Applications folder for the Utilities folder and open the
Utilities folder. Inside is a program called Disk Utiltity. Run Disk
Utility.

Disk Utility has a tab called First Aid. Click the tab. Click the button
that says "Repair disk permissions."

-Jim

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

MVPs are not Microsoft Employees
MVP info

.

 

[Craig Beeson]

Follow-up- PowerPoint 2004 also does not print the file
because in order to do so it tries to read the file and it
can't, even though it has just saved it. The problem does
not occur if the same file is opened with PPT from Office X.

CB

-----Original Message-----
Has anyone found a fix for this- I just installed Office
2004 and I am also unable to use the save function. If I
save a file using 'Save as' it's fine. The next time I use
'Save' it come back w/ "the is an error accessing file...."
Use cancel and the next time I use 'Save' the response is
that the file is read only.

I've fixed the permissions, run Norton, Disk War, removed
PPT prefs and it won't stop. Word and Excel installed at
the same time do not have this problem.

-----Original Message-----
Whoops! Sorry to repeat myself. The entire thread would not appear the
other day.

Am still waiting to see whether DiskWarrior fixed the problem. Is it a
network drive, by any chance?

-Jim


Quoting from "Jim Gordon MVP"

(e-mail address removed), on [DATE:

Hi

This sounds like a problem that could be related to incorrect file
permissions.

Try this:
Look in the Applications folder for the Utilities folder and open the
Utilities folder. Inside is a program called Disk Utiltity. Run Disk
Utility.

Disk Utility has a tab called First Aid. Click the tab. Click the button
that says "Repair disk permissions."

-Jim

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

MVPs are not Microsoft Employees
MVP info

.

.

 

[John Gersh]

I've been experiencing the same problem.

All the file permissions are correct.

Here's an important clue, though: the problem only happens when "Allow
fast saves" is turned off in the Save preferences. Allow fast saves and
everything's fine.

- John Gersh