Windows Vista Forums
Vista Forums Home Join Vista Forums Donate Vista Tutorials Tags

Welcome to Vista Forums we are your forum to discuss Windows Vista x64 and x86 systems. Whether you need help or just want to post an idea you have on Vista, this is the forum for you.
Register at Vista forums...the world biggest Windows Vista resource Join Vista Forums Now

Go Back   Vista Forums > Windows Live > Live Mail

Error Moving WLM Storage Folder

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-14-2008   #1 (permalink)
SamH-one
Guest


 

Error Moving WLM Storage Folder

I am using WLM on XP SP2 and I really like it. I went to the
Options/Advanced and selected a new directory for my file storage location.
When I restarted WLM I got the attached error message and the move failed.
Is there a way to get this to work?


Old 02-14-2008   #2 (permalink)
Ron Sommer
Guest


 

Re: Error Moving WLM Storage Folder

Did you create the directory before you changed the location?
--
Ronald Sommer

"SamH-one" <chaplainsam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1E56F74E-CFCB-410F-8139-BF4854BE8CF5@xxxxxx
Quote:

> I am using WLM on XP SP2 and I really like it. I went to the
> Options/Advanced and selected a new directory for my file storage
> location.
> When I restarted WLM I got the attached error message and the move failed.
> Is there a way to get this to work?
>
>
Old 02-14-2008   #3 (permalink)
SamH-one
Guest


 

Re: Error Moving WLM Storage Folder

Yes I created a new, empty directory first.


"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:#TD8D7ybIHA.5128@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Did you create the directory before you changed the location?
> --
> Ronald Sommer
>
> "SamH-one" <chaplainsam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1E56F74E-CFCB-410F-8139-BF4854BE8CF5@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> I am using WLM on XP SP2 and I really like it. I went to the
>> Options/Advanced and selected a new directory for my file storage
>> location.
>> When I restarted WLM I got the attached error message and the move
>> failed.
>> Is there a way to get this to work?
>>
>>
Old 02-15-2008   #4 (permalink)
Peter.R
Guest


 

Re: Error Moving WLM Storage Folder

This is the first time I have heard of such a problem. Antivirus program perhaps, or a symptom of WLMail's shut-down bug?

edb.log and tmp.edb have both been implicated in the shut-down bug.

Try again, but this time, restart WLMail and change the location without doing anything else within WLMail, then immediately exit WLMail.

--
Cheers,
Peter
(Windows Vista Home Premium with Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606)
"There are more things in Heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Shakespeare
---------------

"SamH-one" <chaplainsam@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:2F1F7688-E316-4D86-ACE8-90987A0E3B2F@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Yes I created a new, empty directory first.
>
>
> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:#TD8D7ybIHA.5128@xxxxxx
Quote:
Quote:

>> Did you create the directory before you changed the location?
>> --
>> Ronald Sommer
>>
>> "SamH-one" <chaplainsam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1E56F74E-CFCB-410F-8139-BF4854BE8CF5@xxxxxx
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:

>>> I am using WLM on XP SP2 and I really like it. I went to the
>>> Options/Advanced and selected a new directory for my file storage
>>> location.
>>> When I restarted WLM I got the attached error message and the move
>>> failed.
>>> Is there a way to get this to work?
Old 02-15-2008   #5 (permalink)
Robert Aldwinckle
Guest


 

Re: Error Moving WLM Storage Folder

"SamH-one" <chaplainsam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1E56F74E-CFCB-410F-8139-BF4854BE8CF5@xxxxxx
Quote:

> I am using WLM on XP SP2 and I really like it. I went to the
> Options/Advanced and selected a new directory for my file storage location.
> When I restarted WLM I got the attached error message and the move failed.
> Is there a way to get this to work?

<attachment type="jpg image"
<transcription>
<title> Error copying file or folder </title>
<text> Cannot copy edb: It is being used by another person or program.
Close any programs that might be using the file and try again. </text>
<button> buttontext="OK" </button>
</transcription>
</attachment>


If you want to try to identify other programs which might have that file open
you could try using Process Explorer. E.g. press Ctrl-f in it to find file handles
which contain .edb. FWIW when I do that I see multiple instances of tmp.edb
but they are all for different files (e.g. different paths.)


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
---


Closed Thread

Thread Tools
Display Modes


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
What is the difference between My Account>Drafts Folder & Storage Folders>Draft Folder? JethroUK© Live Mail 1 06-25-2008 01:26 PM
Trying to sync laptop folder with attached storage drive folder - Scott Sherman in MA Vista General 0 11-23-2007 10:41 AM
Moving Document folder (pictures folder) etc to a network drive jereviscious Vista file management 0 07-26-2007 09:39 AM
not enought storage storage is available error to open networked f iamgi Vista networking & sharing 1 03-28-2007 06:08 PM
Security issue when moving a folder to inside another folder Marco Vista file management 4 03-20-2007 07:15 PM








Vistax64.com is an independent web site and has not been authorized,
sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation.
"Windows Vista", the Start Orb, and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
© Designer Media 2005-2008

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50