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PROBLEM SOLVING
PROBLEM:
FULL DISK
Reason 1:
The cursor was being moved backward in a large file to get back
to the beginning and the system's memory is temporarily
overloaded.
Action 1:
Press ESC. In this case, get back to the beginning by SA VING
with CTRL
&
3
+
H. The screen will display a message at the
top of the file: To send cursor to position before
you
saved the
file, type "CTRL
+
1 then RETURN" before typing anything else.
Action 2:
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Go to the 3 Menu (Document)
If
you are on Drive A, change disc drive
Display the Directory
Delete so me files
If
you see a file with
$$$,
it is a file that cannot be
deleted.
Delete another document and the system automatically
reinsta tes the BAK (backup) file.
Result:
The system saves the file and positions the cursor at the
beginning of the file.
Prevention:
Do not use cursor keys to work backwards in a long file.
Reason 2:
The cursor was being moved forward in the file, or the DISK
FULL error occurred while saving.
Action 1:
Press ESC. First delete any unneeded files (CTRL
&
3
+
B from
the Main Menu). You could also delete any file that you know
you could replace later. Continue with your edit, and remember
to make more disk space after saving (e.g. by copying some files
to a different disk).
Action 2:
Press ESC.
If
deleting files will not allow you to complete your
edit, and you will not lose much work, cancel or discontinue the
edit (CTRL & 3
+
ESC), make more disk space available (delete
unwanted files or copy some files to another disk), then repeat
the edit.
Action 3:
Press ESC. If you have made several changes or additions, and
you do not wish to cancel the edit, and cannot make enough room
to complete the edit by deleting files, one of the following
severe measures may work.
a.
Delete unchanged portions of the file until saving does not
indicate a DISK FULL error. Then recover these portions
from the BAI< file or from a previous backup copy.
PROBLEM SOL VING
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