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Can't export (create a .wav or .aiff document) - solved

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:00 am
by etmuosba
Hello,

I just installed audacity 1.2.6 - UmixIt version (downloaded the "audacity-macosx-ppc-1.2.6a.dmg") and the application doesn't allow me to export any document in any format. I can open the dialog window to export, but the "save" button is not selectable.

I have a Mac PPC G5 with OSX 10.3.9

Thank you for your help.

Etienne

The problem was that the software did not let me save on the root of my hard disk

Re: Can't export (create a .wav or .aiff document)

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:22 pm
by kozikowski
In Audacity, there is a very significant difference between Export and Save, but they should not be gray.

Applications > Utilities > Disk Utilities > Select your system drive > Repair Permissions.

Restart Audacity.

If that doesn't work, trash the Audacity folder...

Users > Etienne > Library > Application Support > Audacity

Restart Audacity.

If that doesn't work, trash the Application and support files and the above folder and get Audacity fresh from...

http://audacityteam.org/

Koz

Re: Can't export (create a .wav or .aiff document) - solved

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:26 pm
by kozikowski
Don't change the original posting when you discover something new. Post an additional message, so we have a "paper trail" instead of scrambled question and answer.

Koz