Saving Files

[Steam]

I'm using Audacity 2.0.3 on an iMac with Mac OS X version 10.7.5 software.

When I click "Save project" under "File" the message "Error Saving Project-Couldn't write to file"": Error Opening File" appears. I've tried exporting the project to a wav file, but the message "Cannot export audio to /Volumes/Audacity 2.0.3/Audacity/rock and roll.wav" appears.

Any solutions?

[kozikowski]

Is that really what you called the show? People get killed all the time by trying to slide dates into the filename. Today is not 4/25/13, it's 20130425. No slashes or other punctuation.

You could have permission issues. Try Exporting or Saving to your desktop just to do it. Then Desktop > Go > Utilities > Disk Utilities > System Drive (whatever you called yours. Mine is jimmyHD). Verify Disk and then Repair Permissions. If either of those fails, then you have a sick puppy computer.

Also, sometimes, Audacity tries to put your show into the System or Application folder. The Mac will not like that. Pick somewhere else.

Koz

[billw58]

"/Volumes/Audacity 2.0.3" is the Audacity DMG. You cannot save files to a DMG.

Please install Audacity according to these instructions:
http://audacityteam.org/download/mac

-- Bill

[Steam]

To kozikowski and billw58:

Part of the problem here is my low level of computer literacy(!)....I tried to follow as many of your suggestions as I could, then, failing that, I simply closed the Audacity session without saving anything (I had only recorded a couple of songs to see if I could make it work without potentially wasting a lot of time) and then started again. The second time, the save step, and all later steps through burning a CD, worked, albeit with a lot of fits and starts. Go figure!

Thanks for your offers of help!

[billw58]

Did you install Audacity per the instructions? That is important. Trying to work from the DMG will only create more problems.
-- Bill