[TWC] Can't save TW in FireFox - (with dirty work-around)

[Bob Flandard]

Hello,

I'm using TW 2.8.1 with FireFox 24.0.

I've been getting the following error message when exiting a tiddler (auto save = on):

[Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x8052000e (NS_ERROR_FILE_IS_LOCKED) [nsIFileOutputStream.init]"  nsresult: "0x8052000e (NS_ERROR_FILE_IS_LOCKED)"  location: "JS frame :: chrome://tiddlyfox/content/overlay.js :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 98"  data: no]

This locks-up my TW and when I close it and re-open, I've lost the new contents of the tiddler.

I've found a very rough work-around that seems to work.

1) Copy another TW (e.g empty.html) into the same directory
2) Open it and edit a tiddler (no need to change anything in it) and close it
3) Now try and exit the tiddler on the original "locked" TW

This works for me.
Sorry if this isn't news, but I didn't find it when I searched the group.

If any developers read this, I don't think I had this issue before I installed (and then promptly uninstalled) Chrome. Could be a coincidence, due to some plugin or other too.
I don't get this message every time I edit a tiddler, but I haven't yet noticed what does trigger the error.

Anyway, if someone is having this issue and doesn't want to lose their work, try these steps before you consider follicle deracination.

Thanks,

Bob

[Jeremy Ruston]

Hi Bob

That's useful thanks. I've not heard of anyone else encountering this issue.  What operating system are you using? Do you get the error on every tiddler?

Best wishes

Jeremy

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[Bob Flandard]

Hello Jeremy,

I can't use my computer at the moment due to a powercut in last night's wind, so I can't test which tiddler/s causes the error.

I'm using Windows 7 x64.

Many thanks to you and your team of developers for a swish tool.

I'll post again if I establish anything specific.

Best regards,

Bob

[Steve Tsai]

I got the same following error message in both 2.8.1 and TW5.0.5 beta. My firefox is version 26.

[Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x8052000e (NS_ERROR_FILE_IS_LOCKED) [nsIFileOutputStream.init]"  nsresult: "0x8052000e (NS_ERROR_FILE_IS_LOCKED)"  location: "JS frame :: chrome://tiddlyfox/content/overlay.js :: <TOP_LEVEL> :: line 98"  data: no]

And Bob's work-around did work on my computer. So now I can start to enjoy version 2.8.1 and 5.0.5  beta.

Best Regards,
Steve Tsai

Bob Flandard於 2013年10月29日星期二UTC+8上午4時25分31秒寫道：

[Jeremy Ruston]

Hi Steve

That's interesting. Can you reliably reproduce the error? The error message suggests that the attempt to save the file is failing because it is locked; that would typically mean that another process has write access to the file. The suspects might be:

* Another Firefox extension - it's worth trying again with all other extensions disabled

* File sync apps like Dropbox/Box/GoogleDrive etc 

* Antivirus software

Best wishes

Jeremy

[Stephan Hradek]

This happens to me too from time to time.

[Jeremy Ruston]

On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 12:16 PM, Stephan Hradek <stephan...@gmail.com> wrote:

This happens to me too from time to time.

That's helpful, but I really need to be able to reproduce the problem in order to debug it -- I'd much appreciate any help with reproducing it,

Best wishes

Jeremy

[Stephan Hradek]

As soon as it happens again, I will try to reproduce. At this very moment it seems it happens after a firefox crash. I had my local TW open when FF crashed. The next save attempt after reopening produced the error.

[Stephan Hradek]

Am Samstag, 26. Oktober 2013 19:15:13 UTC+2 schrieb Bob Flandard:

I've found a very rough work-around that seems to work.

1) Copy another TW (e.g empty.html) into the same directory
2) Open it and edit a tiddler (no need to change anything in it) and close it
3) Now try and exit the tiddler on the original "locked" TW

I get this error also some times. My workaround:
1) In the filesystem, rename the wiki file
2) save
 

[Leo Staley]

this problem was driving me mad for the past 3 hours.

[Frederic ALBOU]

Hello,
I have the same type of error. And if I copy the file locally instead of leaving it on Dropbox, the error disappears.
Thank you in advance if you find the dropbox error
Best regards