failed to create project - directory is not empty

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mattf
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failed to create project - directory is not empty

Post by mattf »

Hi,
In searching for help on this, I've run across topics about "directory not empty" going back to the dawn of Flare on this forum, but never in relation to creating a project. A coworker is getting this error every time she creates a project, even though the directory is patently empty. When she clicks the error message away she finds that the new project is in fact created anyway, so it's not an impediment workflow-wise, but psychologically it's wearing her down. Anybody know what this is and how to fix it?
Thanks,
-Matt
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Re: failed to create project - directory is not empty

Post by BedfordWriter »

I don't have an answer, but I can contribute a detail. Maybe it will help...

This error happens to me sometimes if I've opened one of the files in the output directory. Sometimes, I have to close whatever program I was using to view that file - simply closing the file isn't enough.
Maybe it isn't even something your writer is doing on purpose. Any chance that a virus scanner might be checking files in a way that leads Flare to think that one of the files cannot be deleted at the start of the build?
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