Error: Could not create backup copy

Ragnaroek · Newbie Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Europe

Im getting the error message every time I want to save a changed OpenOffice 1.1.4 file. Sad

OS: Suse 9.2
OpenOffice installed in home-dir

Ragnaroek · Newbie Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Europe

nobody any solution? Sad

The Liquidator · Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:33 pm Post subject:

Hi

Try tools/options and check "Paths". The backup directory path will be listed there. Do you havewrite access to the specified directory?

Ian

laurentgedm · Newbie Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 3

I get "couldn't create backup copy" every time i try to save my work.
"Save as" works fine, the problem occurs when i modify something and then try to save.

I did a "chmod 777" on the backup directory listed in the Paths list.

I also did a "chmod 777 ..." on the directory i'm trying to use and even on the file i'm trying to modify. I don't know if it was a good idea, i'm a total n00b (i've been using gentoo for 3 weeks).

I searched this forum and the Gentoo forum but couldn't find anything... I don't know what to do.

I'm using OpenOffice 1.1.3 (openoffice-bin version) on a amd64 platform, with Gentoo.

chroos

Hello,
I just met the same problem of OO1.1.4 saying "Could not create backup copy." My experience is the following (Suse 9.2, OpenOffice 1.1.4):

The first save works fine. The second save (replacing the first saved file) does not any more work issuing the above error. This occurs at least with 'write' and 'calc'. This also occurs if the document is exported to PDF more than once on the same name. Hence the problem is maybe not related to the 'backup' and I think that the error message is misleading.

bobharvey · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:43 am Post subject:

I think you should pop over to issuezilla and report it. It looks like the first backup isn't closed, so you can't open a second one.

chroos · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:46 am Post subject:

laurentgedm · Newbie Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 3

Today i found that i didn't get any error when saving to /root (ext3 partition). I only get the error when trying to save to my fat32 partition (where gentoo can share files with windows).

Laurent

laurentgedm · Newbie Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 3

The solution is:

the partition where you're trying to save your files must be mounted with the "exec" option:

fstab:

Darlene · Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 1

"Try tools/options and check "Paths". The backup directory path will be listed there. Do you havewrite access to the specified directory? "

If you're using WinXP, change the path per Ian's suggestion first. I changed the path the backup would've tried to go to (though I had that 'create backups' option unchecked) to My Documents directory and it works fine now.

Darlene

RainDuck · General User Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 5

Hi:

I, too, get the "could not create backup copy" error. The error is easy to replicate:

dir > original.txt
ln -s original.txt link-to-original.txt
dir original.txt link*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user 12 2006.03.03 14:54:43 link-to-original.txt -> original.txt
-rw------- 1 user 3.7K 2006.03.03 14:55:10 original.txt
ooffice link-to-original.txt <<====can NOT "save" edits to this file
ooffice original.txt <<====can "save" edites to this file

I can edit "orignial", but not "link-to-original".

I've replicated this under the word processor and the spreadsheet.

I'm using RedHat WSv4===> openoffice 1.1.12.

I appreciate your suggestions.

RD

PS I'm posting this to these two threads. The first mentions the
problem with linked files, but there are no replies.

http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=18151
http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=15485