Cannot save file, says file does not exist

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Cannot save file, says file does not exist

Just got a refurb 2015 MBP 15.4" Retina, completely clean install of Sierra, and just bought Logic 10.3.

Every time I try to save a project, I get an error message saying that the "file cannot be saved, file does not exist", which is clearly not true as the file is open and I am working on it currently. I'm saving all of my projects to an external 2TB HDD.

I've tried a previously posted workaround wherein one makes an alias of the folder they're attempting to save to, then renames it "Logic" and replaces the stock folder in User>Music. Error message persists.

Anyone have any insights?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), macOS Sierra (10.12.3)

Posted on Feb 7, 2017 2:11 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 8, 2017 10:08 PM in response to Mobarn56

SOLVED. What I did was create a new folder of a similar name and try to save files into that folder (which is located on the external drive like the current one). Saving into that folder works perfectly.

Did a Get Info on both to see the difference: apparently the old one had strange permissions. In fact, my computer couldn't even tell what user had Admin privileges for that folder, it just kept saying "Fetching..." where it would normally say Diego (Admin).

So it dawned on me what had happened. Upon receipt of this laptop I set it all up and used Logic and created the save folder on my external. My admin name was diego like usual. I had some issues with the laptop and had to wipe and reinstall Sierra. Well, my new admin name on this install is still diego, but I am technically a different user in the eyes of the OS. So the folder had no idea how to handle the permissions for that folder since there are two admins with the same exact name but different user IDs, or something like that! Therefore, no ability to determine who has admin privs, thus, no saving on that folder. New folder, my permissions only, problem solved!

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Answer 2

Mobarn56

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Feb 7, 2017 2:54 AM in response to DiegusMaximus

Can you save any other kind of file, not necessarily anything to do with music, to the drive and in the place you are trying to save it to? Something like a notepad file? Then edit and try to resave that and see if you get the same message. That might help rule out if it's a "Logic" thing. Can you save the project in the default Logic folder?

Graham

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Answer 3

Feb 7, 2017 10:36 AM in response to Mobarn56

Will try to save other docs later, thanks for the tip!

Yes, previous to replacing the stock folder with the alias to my external folder, I was able to save in the stock Logic folder. However, upon copying and/or moving to my external folder, Command-S or menu Save would yield the same error message.

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