"Could Not Allocate Space For Recording"

[mholley]

All,

Has anyone has this pop up, and what causes it? I had started a new session, tried to record and I got that message. Not having much time to troubleshoot, I just started a new project and everything worked as expected...

Just curious what caused that?

Thanks,

Mark

[mholley]

I'm just bumping this as I still can't figure it out?

Digi, any ideas?

Thanks!

Mark

[d00m1001]

If it's not a problem anymore, I wouldn't worry about it.

Just a quick question but, are you low on HD space? (had to ask.)

[si_the_music_guy]

Hey, we had this happen on Saturday also. Very strange. Created a new session and we were ok but it had our heads down for a while. Our drives have loads of space available. 'Could not allocate space for recording' -- what's this all about?
Cheers.

[mholley]

Originally Posted by d00m1001

If it's not a problem anymore, I wouldn't worry about it.

Just a quick question but, are you low on HD space? (had to ask.)

Well, I try and learn a bit more each day, and since I have never seen this exact issue, I think it's worth investigating....

Also, the drive had PLENTY of room....

So, let's see what answers we can get...

Thanks all,


Mark

[DigiTechSupt]

What types of drives are you using? Did you try it with a different drive? Did you get the same result? Is this happening in only one session or all sessions? What's your Open Ended Record Allocation set to - all available space or limited to a number of minutes?

It may have been a corrupted session or a glitch of some sort. Having open ended record allocation set to all available space can sometimes cause this as well.

[mholley]

Originally Posted by DigiTechSupt

What types of drives are you using? Did you try it with a different drive? Did you get the same result? Is this happening in only one session or all sessions? What's your Open Ended Record Allocation set to - all available space or limited to a number of minutes?

It may have been a corrupted session or a glitch of some sort. Having open ended record allocation set to all available space can sometimes cause this as well.

Digi -

Thanks for the reply. I'm using drives that have worked for sometime with no issues, and it only happened so far in one session.

I do have it set to open ended recording, so maybe that's it...

Thanks,

Mark

[JBChill]

One possible reason for this is that the Audio Files folder may be inadvertently set to "Read Only." Select the folder, then type Apple I to bring up Info. Click on the padlock at the bottom, enter your OS password, then change the drive to "Read and Write."

[Jjames504]

Can SOMEONE PLZ HELP ME I HAVE A OLD PROTOOLS 7.3 le on a Mac (ibook g4) and I was recording a song came back the next day and I tried to record and it says "couldn't allocate space" I deleted some files and it continue to say that...I tried " verify and repair" my disk that didn't work and my computer says it has 272 mb free space and 36.9 gb used (hopefully that info helps) please help me I need to record ASAP !!!!

[JoelG]

How much free space do you have on your recording drive? Can you post your full system details:http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=336556

Joel