On 09/07/2012 02:57, Ian GARDENER wrote: > I can’t help with a solution but this may point someone in the right > direction. > > Error 506 is a runtime error. The 506 error code is used in both widows > 7 & access database. > > Got that from a programmer friend but he didn’t recall much else. > > Ian G > > May help, may not J > > *From:*Dede Holden [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, 9 July 2012 8:13 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] help needed with backup error > > I am having trouble with a multimedia backup. I have been using Legacy > for several years. I have the most recent update, 7.5.0.201. I am > using Windows 7. > > The data backup proceeds normally. The multimedia backup proceeds for > awhile and then stops and I receive this message: Backup Error 506: > Cannot write to Temp File. > > I have performed all the standard fixes. I have done the File > Maintenance/Check Repair/Compact File. I have rebooted the computer. I > have defragged. I have cleaned the registry. I have tried different > backup locations. I normally backup to an external hard drive. It > shows 297GB Capacity, used space 49.2GB and 248GB Free Space. I also > tried backing up to my computer hard drive. > > The backup stops on different files each time. > > I went to the archives and searched for anything related to this error > and cannot find anything. I also cannot find this Error number on the > Legacy List of Error messages. > > This problem started about 3 weeks ago. The only thing that has changed > since then is an update to my Norton 360. I even tried disabling the > firewall and doing the backup. Still the same problem. > > Has anyone else experienced this? Is there something I haven't tried? > You indicate that there is plenty of free space on the external drive to which you are backing up, but the temporary files are probably written to your main (C:) drive where Windows is installed. How much space is there on that?
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