# PUB2: Error When Saving to a Different Floppy Disk

## Q101829

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    The information in this article applies to:

     - Microsoft Publisher for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a
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    SYMPTOMS
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    You cannot open a publication from one floppy disk, then replace the
    disk with another and save the publication to it. If you remove the
    original floppy disk and attempt to save the file to a different
    floppy disk, one of the following messages will appear

       Disk is full trying to write A:\FILENAME.PUB. Save on a different
       disk and/or drive.

       -or-

       Can't read A:\FILENAME.PUB. Press Retry to try again. Cancel closes
       Publisher and loses all changes.

       -or-

       Can't find FILENAME.PUB. Insert in <drive> and retry.

    Where FILENAME.PUB is the name of your file and <drive> is your floppy disk
    drive.

    RESOLUTION
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    If you get the second error message, Publisher will not be able to
    read the file even if you immediately put the original disk back in.
    To exit from the error message, you will need to choose Cancel, and
    Publisher will close. As the message indicates, all changes to the
    file will be lost.

    If you get the third error message, insert the floppy disk that contains
    the original file or press CANCEL and lose any changes you have made to the
    file.

    These messages appear even if the destination floppy disk is empty and
    there is plenty of space to save the file.

    STATUS
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    Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed
    at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Publisher for
    Windows 95, version 3.0.

    More Information
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    If you are trying to save the file on another removable disk of the
    same drive designation, you will need to save the file on some other
    drive, (preferably your hard disk drive) and then copy it to another floppy
    disk.

    To copy a publication that is on one floppy disk to another floppy
    disk, use one of the following methods:

     - Open the publication from the first floppy disk and save it to the
       hard drive. Insert the new disk and save the publication to it.

     - Copy the publication to the hard drive. Insert the new floppy
       disk and copy the publication to it.

     - If you have more than one floppy drive, copy or open and save the
       publication from one floppy disk directly to the other.

    Note: This same error message may appear when you have opened a
    Publisher document from a floppy drive and attempt to save it to the hard
    drive.

    For more information about errors when saving after the floppy disk is
    removed, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

       ARTICLE-ID: Q142891
       TITLE     : PUB: Problems Saving Publication After Floppy Disk Removed

    Additional query words: 2.00 mspub pub20 win31 diskette
    2.00a