Cannot Create or Replace a File or Folder-Windows Xp Tips and Tricks-Windows Xp Tips and Tricks

Cannot Create or Replace a File or Folder

If you are trying to create a file and receive one of the following error messages:

Cannot create or replace (filename). The directory or file cannot be created. 
Cannot create file or folder, disk may be full or write protected. 

This can occur from one of the following reasons:

The file name already exists.

The file name was typed incorrectly.

The file itself is to large for the remaining hard disk space.

The file cannot be created in a certain folder.

To correct the error message, do one of the following steps:

[1] The file name already exists:
By default, Windows will never allow two files to co-exist on any of their Operating Systems. Therefore, you must ensure that the file name that you are trying to create has its own identity. 

[2] The file name was typed incorrectly:

The criteria for creating file names is as follows:
Use 8 characters or less.
Use only hypens (-), numerical or alphabetical characters.

[3] The file itself is too large for the remaining hard disk space:

Be sure to check to make sure that your hard disk has sufficient space available to create the file you are trying to create. To check your available hard disk space:
Go to Start>> My Computer 
Right click on your primary hard drive (usually C:\).
Check the space available against the file size you are trying to create. 

Note: Your hard disk space should have at least twice the available space for the file size you're trying to create. If you are lacking in hard disk space, then continue reading below.

To create more hard disk space:

Go to Start>> All Programs>> Accessories>> System Tools>> Disk Cleanup.

Select your hard disk drive (usually C:\). Click OK.

Select the files under "Files to delete" to remove them.

You can click the "More Options" tab to remove the following:

Unused Windows Components

Restore Points

Software Application

Click OK. All of your selected items will now be removed.

Restart your system.

[4] The file cannot be created in a certain folder:

If the folder you are trying to create a file in has too large of a file size, then Windows will not accept it. Also, if the folder has any corrupt files in it, new files will not be accepted. To correct this issue, create a new folder and save your file in the new folder. Here's how:

Note: Do not attempt to try to create a folder within the corrupt folder.
From the application your would like the folder to reside in, go to File>> New>> Folder.
Type the file name for your new folder.
Open both the new folder and the old folder side by side. Drag the file from the old folder (right click>> Cut) and drop (CTRL>> V) it into the new one.