File Saving Sometimes Fails

Posted by YellPika on Super User See other posts from Super User or by YellPika
Published on 2012-03-26T04:16:44Z Indexed on 2012/03/26 5:32 UTC
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When I attempt to save files, it sometimes (randomly) fails. In Blender, I sometimes get "Version Backup Failed: File Saved With @". In Visual Studio, building sometimes fails with an error message indicating that the target file/exe cannot be overwritten.

If I wait a bit, I can save fine. It's almost as if programs are taking an abnormal amount of time to 'let go' of the files.

What could be causing this behaviour?

This seems to be caused by Windows Live Mesh monitoring my files, and locking them whenever it uploads the new versions (BAD considering the amount of times I save my files, even redundantly).

Any suggestions to work around this behaviour? Should I switch to a better service to sync my files?

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