disk full message, A: drive

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redscorpio

hello.
ok, im writing a book, right. and im saving it all to a 1.44mb floppy disk
on the A drive. all of the sudden i get this message when i try to save.
"The disk is full. Free some space on this drive, or save the
document on another drive.
Try one or more of the following:
* Close any unneeded documents, programs, and windows.
* Save the document on another disk."

The problem is that the disk is not full. the document file currently is
only 700 kbs and its the only file i have inside the floppy disk.
i noticed that when saving, a temporary hidden file appears in the floppy
disk called ~WRDxxxx.tmp. this file is almost the same size of the document
and i reckon this is why im getting the message. because Word believes i got
a full disk when i really dont.
is there anyway i can stop it from creating this temp files? thanks
 
D

Dian D. Chapman, MVP

WORKING from a floppy is a big mistake!

You should copy the files to your hard drive and work on them from
there. Then copy them over to the floppy after you're finished.

Working directly from a floppy is just asking for corrupt files and
problems like this to arise!

Good luck...

Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant
Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified
Editor/TechTrax Ezine

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G

Genine

When you are working in a file, Word needs lots of space for temporary files.
If you are working directly off a floppy there may not be room. It is always
best to copy your document from the floppy to your hard drive, work on it on
the hard drive and then when you're done, copy it back to the floppy as a
backup. Never have your ONLY copy of a file on a floppy disk, floppies are
bound to corrupt at some point.
 
T

TF

To add to the advice: floppies are ancient - prehistoric - technology. They
haven't changed since the 1980s and they just aren't up to risking any
important work. Use the local HDD and make occasional backups to something
more reliable such as a CD-R or external drive.



: hello.
: ok, im writing a book, right. and im saving it all to a 1.44mb floppy disk
: on the A drive. all of the sudden i get this message when i try to save.
: "The disk is full. Free some space on this drive, or save the
: document on another drive.
: Try one or more of the following:
: * Close any unneeded documents, programs, and windows.
: * Save the document on another disk."
:
: The problem is that the disk is not full. the document file currently is
: only 700 kbs and its the only file i have inside the floppy disk.
: i noticed that when saving, a temporary hidden file appears in the floppy
: disk called ~WRDxxxx.tmp. this file is almost the same size of the
document
: and i reckon this is why im getting the message. because Word believes i
got
: a full disk when i really dont.
: is there anyway i can stop it from creating this temp files? thanks
 
R

redscorpio

ok, thank yall for ur responses and help.
i know floppies are not that reliable and i have been saving it to my hard
drive too, but i was saving it in both just to be save. the way i was saving
it before was i would save it to the hard drive and then "save as" to the
floppy disk, which is convenient. but i guess now i have to do it like yall
suggest, by copying.
btw, i dont understand why they made Word like this. i mean, i dont think
the old "Microsoft Works" that came with my comp has this problem. anyway, i
use Office 2000 and the latest Office software probably doesnt have this prob.
well, thanks again for ur support.
 
D

Dian D. Chapman, MVP

Actually, it's not a "problem" so much as it is a fact of life. All
versions of Word and many other software programs have temporary
system files that come into play when files are open. They need room
to operate. When you open a Word file..you're not really working on
the master files...you're working on a temporary copy of it. As you
save...the changes are saved back to the original file. After you
close the file, those temporary files are removed...unless you crash
and then they can get stuck.

This article will provide you with a little more insight if you're
interested...

Maintaining Your Computer
http://www.mousetrax.com/maintain.html

Good luck...

Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant
Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified
Editor/TechTrax Ezine

Free MS Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax
Free Word eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html
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Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html
 
C

Charles Kenyon

The advice to not use a floppy from within Word applies to all versions, at
least since Word 97 and up through Word 2003. It is not likely to change.
Floppies are _old_ technology.
 
D

Dian D. Chapman, MVP

It wasn't even recommended back in 6 when floppies were 5.25 inches
big!<g> (Anyone remember 8" floppies! Dating myself by saying I
do!<lol>)

Dian ~
 
A

Albert

I have a similar problem. I have a 144Gb hard drive of which some 80Gb are
'free.' I am using Word 2000 to type up old notes which contain lots of
equations. I keep getting a message to the effect that 'word has encountered
a problem and needs to shut down.' I have learned from bitter experience to
save to the hard drive at frequent intervals. Now however, the machine has
come up with a new way to infuriate me. It claims that it cannot save because
the disc space is full - it is not! It also advised me to save to an
alternative drive - then claims I am not authorised to use the alternative
drive. I am only the owner; if I cannot use it who can?
Any advise would be more gratefully received.
 
A

Albert

Many thanks Bob. A very helpful article. Cutting and pasting an equation
within the same file is certainly something I have been guilty of. I will try
the method you have suggested in future. Regarding failures in the embedding
information, the technique you suggest of cutting a suspect equation to the
clipboard, opening the equation editor and then pasting the equation back in
was certainly revealing. Word 2000 came up with 'Equation not found' and
'equation too long to convert'. Unfortunately when I then retype the equation
from scratch I get exactly the same problem. I suspect that I have a corrupt
version of the Equation Editor and will need to re-install it.
 
B

Bob Mathews

It could be a bad Equation Editor. It could also be a corrupted
equation. I'd suggest (if you haven't done this already) working
through the procedures listed in the "How to Identify Corrupted
Graphics" and "How to Repair a Graphic Manually" sections of the
article I referenced. So you won't have to reference my original
reply, this is the link to the article:
http://www.dessci.com/en/support/mathtype/tsn/TSN64.htm

--
Bob Mathews
Director of Training
Design Science, Inc.
bobm at dessci.com
http://www.dessci.com/free.asp?free=news
FREE fully-functional 30-day evaluation of MathType 5
MathType, WebEQ, MathPlayer, MathFlow, Equation Editor, TeXaide
 

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