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AE won’t create an Auto-Save folder!!!
I’m working on a tutorial project from Eran Stern’s new DVD and I keep getting the following error message:
“After Effects error: could not create folder Adobe After Effects Auto-Save.”
Obviously, I’ve copied the DVD’s content to my hard drive, so It’s not like AE is trying to save to an unwrite-able disk. I’ve also tried right-clicking on the project icon itself and unlocking it and enabling Read & Write permissions, but still no luck! When I hit “CONTROL + S” to save, the save option is grayed out. The same goes for “Save As” and “Save And Increment”. I’m out of ideas! Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
Rob
There’s no shelf-life on creativity.
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$10 says you are on a Mac. And did I mention in the past 20 minutes how much I hate the way that sometimes — for seemingly unknown arcane and obscured reasons known only to coding elves — the Mac will create locked folders and nested files. Opening and unlocking just the nested files won’t work. You must also set the read/write permissions for the folder also. And don’t even get me started on how you sometimes even have to do things one-at-a-time even though it looks like you can set the nested permissions as a group by clicking on the folder and telling it to set permissions on all the objects contained in the folder — but don’t believe it.
Rant off.
I feel better now…
:o)
Ron Lindeboom
PS: If all else fails, drag the folder and files up to your desktop, that too sometimes works.
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*furiously fishes through wallet searching for $10*
You are correct, sir! I’m a Mac guy! I tried your suggestion about unlocking the entire folder (and its’ contents) and that seemed to do the trick! I do have some questions regarding the project, however. Does Eran frequent these forums? Is there a way to contact him? Thanks!
Rob
There’s no shelf-life on creativity.
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You can contact Eran through a comment post to the bottom of any of his articles, he will respond there.
I am glad the solution worked for you.
Best regards,
Ron Lindeboom
Remember: Burt Bacharach lied. What the world really needs now is an undo button.
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Thanks, Ron!
\m/Rob
There’s no shelf-life on creativity.
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