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Old 11-25-2016, 10:04 PM
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Default could not allocate space for recording

could not allocate space for recording - is the message I keep getting.
I try to delete files from my external hard drive but it doesnt seem to change much. I'm running protools 7.0 mac osx 10.4
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Old 11-26-2016, 05:07 AM
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Default Re: could not allocate space for recording

Couple of things - what's the size of the drive and how much do you have left on it? Do you let the drive or system sleep at any point? That's a huge no-no.
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What "space" is it referring to? Check how that drive is formatted.
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