I am a Windows 10 user and ever since I downloaded the latest version of Audacity 3.1.3 I keep getting Disk Full error messages when working on projects even though there is sufficient space available on my C drive. I have eliminated many large aup files from my system and yet, this error message continues. I am at a loss as to what to do and am certainly not a tech wizard.
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I have had the same error message come up now and it’s stopping me from editing. I have tried everything. The only method I have left is to install an older version of Audacity. Did you find a solution?
Even older than 3.1.3 (see the post you are referring to)? Audacity is at 3.7.something now (I am using 3.6.4).
Two notes for disk problems: Have you done a Clean Shutdown? Not regular Shutdown and not Restart. Those two can leave stuff lying around to cause troubles. Clean Shutdown gets rid of everything no matter how long it takes.
The other drive thing that can cause problems is other drives. Are you also using external, network, internet, or cloud drives? How about the Audacity Cloud Drive? You may think you’re using exclusively your C: drive, but your install may not agree with you. For example, if you disconnect your network so you can’t send emails any more, does your Audacity choke and start blowing spit bubbles?
Koz
Audacity has a couple of hidden drive tricks. Every time you perform an edit, Audacity may make a protection copy of The Whole Show. That’s how it does UNDO. It doesn’t try to unscramble your last edit. It just throws it in the can and plays the last known good show to you.
Have you ever done a defragmentation? Windows doesn’t save a file as One Big Thing. It looks around to see where the drive holes or spaces are and then wacks up the file into chunks that will fit. Then it makes a listing so it can find everything later. If anything goes wrong in that process, there is no file/show.
If it’s an older machine, you could be dealing with billions of file fragments.
Defrag
– Right Click Start > Explore > Right Click Local Drive C: > Properties (Used, Remaining)
– Tools > Error Checking & Defragmentation
You might want to look that up to be sure. I’m on a Mac.
Koz
Here is a posting from someone that had troubles with his Audacity OnLine OneDrive. It looked like he was having troubles with his internal drives, but no.
Koz