Re: Problem saving a file [DROPBOX]

2020-09-20 Thread jcredberry
Actually, it is created not right away, but after a while. I left the Windows computer on with the file open, sure that the #...# file was deleted. After lunch and some gardening, I came back and guess what? The #...# is there, waiting for me, created at 14:29. I manually deleted it, modified the

Re: Problem saving a file [DROPBOX]

2020-09-20 Thread Paul A. Rubin
On 9/20/20 1:43 PM, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: On 9/20/20 12:46 PM, jcredbe...@gmail.com wrote: BTW, on my Mac I have Lyx v. 2.3.1-1. My coauthor has 2.3.0!!! Curious, isn´t it? A regression? Again, it's just a guess, but I think this might have been a 'stale' lockfile. It got left behind

Re: Problem saving a file [DROPBOX]

2020-09-20 Thread Richard Kimberly Heck
On 9/20/20 12:46 PM, jcredbe...@gmail.com wrote: > BTW, on my Mac I have Lyx v. 2.3.1-1. My coauthor has 2.3.0!!! > Curious, isn´t it? A regression? Again, it's just a guess, but I think this might have been a 'stale' lockfile. It got left behind at some point so Dropbox is confused. That's why

Re: Problem saving a file [DROPBOX]

2020-09-20 Thread John White
Staff and I save to dropbox many, many times a day. I have never seen such an error. We are a linux shop. Perhaps that is why. John On Sunday, September 20, 2020 8:35:28 AM PDT jcredbe...@gmail.com wrote: > What I have tried is using another file in Dropbox, writing and rewriting > it. The

Re: Problem saving a file [DROPBOX]

2020-09-20 Thread jcredberry
BTW, on my Mac I have Lyx v. 2.3.1-1. My coauthor has 2.3.0!!! Curious, isn´t it? A regression? Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 1:43 PM wrote: > Thanks, Paul. On my Mac the error does not appear. I would check back on > my Windows computer to see if I find this file

Re: Problem saving a file [DROPBOX]

2020-09-20 Thread jcredberry
Thanks, Paul. On my Mac the error does not appear. I would check back on my Windows computer to see if I find this file hidden in the folder, as I cannot see it on my Mac (I can see it for another file that is currently opened by my coauthor in a Mac). Regards, Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com

Re: Problem saving a file [DROPBOX]

2020-09-20 Thread Paul A. Rubin
On 9/20/20 12:27 PM, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: The file #DCHT_2020_v5.lyx# looks like some kind of lockfile or tracking file that Dropbox writes (maybe hidden), though that's only a guess. Hence, moving the file would remove that thing. It's possible that saving it didn't work because

Re: Problem saving a file [DROPBOX]

2020-09-20 Thread Richard Kimberly Heck
The file #DCHT_2020_v5.lyx# looks like some kind of lockfile or tracking file that Dropbox writes (maybe hidden), though that's only a guess. Hence, moving the file would remove that thing. It's possible that saving it didn't work because Dropbox thinks it's open on another machine. Riki On

Re: Problem saving a file [DROPBOX]

2020-09-20 Thread jcredberry
I have three computers, each with a different OS (Linux, Windows and MacOS), and have only seen this problem in Windows and in this file. I created a folder within the folder of the original file, created a copy, modified it, resave it and the error again appears. I am going to switch to my MacOS

Re: Problem saving a file [DROPBOX]

2020-09-20 Thread jcredberry
What I have tried is using another file in Dropbox, writing and rewriting it. The error does not appear. I have just made what you suggested (saving the file outside of Dropbox) and the following message appears: [image: image.png] That is a first! I do not even know what it means or why did it

Re: Problem saving a file [DROPBOX]

2020-09-20 Thread Kornel Benko
Am Sun, 20 Sep 2020 10:54:55 -0300 schrieb jcredbe...@gmail.com: > Richard, > > It is 2.3.5.2. I guess it is not related to Dropbox, then. > > Regards, > Julio Rojas > jcredbe...@gmail.com > Just to be sure ... you have tried without dropbox ? Kornel pgp3OvrYQ4R4V.pgp Description:

Re: Problem saving a file [DROPBOX]

2020-09-20 Thread jcredberry
Richard, It is 2.3.5.2. I guess it is not related to Dropbox, then. Regards, Julio Rojas jcredbe...@gmail.com On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 12:02 AM Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > On 9/19/20 6:19 PM, jcredbe...@gmail.com wrote: > > Dear all, > > I am working with a file for which this message has