Please Help!! "A File I/O Error Has Occurred" every time I try to save...

[_Paul_A_Clark_]

I'm working on a postcard design for print purposes with several embedded images and text elements. I've saved successfully several times early on, but suddenly, every time I attempt to save, I get the message "A File I/O Error Has Occurred". I need to get this to the printer, but can't make important changes now. HELP!

Thanks,
paul

[NotInUse]

Are you saving to a Server?

Save locally if you are.

[KALAIVANAN B]

Phew!! Thanks buddy!! 

[Donelly]

Great!!! thank god!!!

god bless you!!!

[anahitak80872527]

Thank you so much man!

[_Paul_A_Clark_]

Crazy! Wasn't saving to a server, but to a 2-gig jump drive. When I saved it to my mac's hard drive, no problem. Is there a short answer to why that happens? I didn't appear to be out of space on the external drive...

Thanks Scott!

paul

[Larry G. Schneider]

Check the Trash on the jump drive. It may need to be emptied.

[bethddd]

Thank you. Your advice cleared my drive and I was able to fix the jump drive.  Bethddd

[cs33498553]

Hi Larry, I am encountering the same error message...prior to today, I was able to save from CS 5 to my 8G external drive...if trash is the issue, please tell me how to empty the trash from my external drive.   - Christine

[Larry G. Schneider]

Make the external drive active by selecting it and opening. Then just empty the trash.

[farhan_alis40423495]

whan hard drive low space than it errar

[vamosambulante]

Had the same issue (in PC) and emptying the trash was the solution. Thank you!!!

[wmd64083114]

Emptying the trash doesn't work for me. I have three internal hard drives and it won't save as an .AI or .PDF to any other them. However, I can save the file as an EPS. I can also export for web. It's very frustrating. 

[Monika Gause]

"Emptying the trash doesn't work for me. I have three internal hard drives and it won't save as an .AI or .PDF to any other them. However, I can save the file as an EPS. I can also export for web. It's very frustrating."

Please create a new thread. It's close to impossible to further discuss in this thread, because your post can hardly be found. Also: this is old.

In your new thread please tell us your system and version and exactly where you are saving.

[NotInUse]

I can't say specifically, the File I/O error clearly indicates that Illustrator can't write to wherever you are asking it to write to. Could be a server without proper permissions, a jump drive formatted as NTFS, a Diskette that's full or locked, etc.

[joela80221699]

Empty the trash on the computer after selecting your jump drive or external drive. that worked for me. Thanks

[Karthikeyang]

Just clearing the drive you are saving to helps or try saving it to another drive.

[mrv48915299]

Have you tried to Change the Version of your Programm, because of the contact with the Server you have some glitches :::)))

[benjaminj92906390]

This happened to me when I had to restore files to my computer from a backup source after some repairs. The issue was that my Illustrator scratch disk had been set to my largest partition :E and after restoring my files my partition was listed as :F due to a temporary reserved partition from my backup taking :E upon reboot. I have had to relink a lot of things because of this and my scratch disk was no different. If this affects you, go to Edit -> Preferences -> Plug-Ins and Scratch Disks -> make sure that Primary is set to the right and/or largest partition in your hardrive. Best of Luck!