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Why folder compact error? "The folder 'Inbox on email@domain.com could not be compacted because writing to folder failed. Verify that you have enough disk space, and that you have write privileges to the file system, then try again."

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MrYossu
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Several times a day, TB pops up a message box with the following...

The folder 'Inbox on email@domain.com could not be compacted because writing to folder failed. Verify that you have enough disk space, and that you have write privileges to the file system, then try again.

I have a few accounts in TB, and it does this for all of them, but at seemingly random times.

Everything seems to work, it's just annoying to have these messages pop up.

I have 0.9Tb free space on the disk, so I don't think it's a lack of space! I also have admin rights to the file system, so that's not it either.

Anyone any idea why I get this? Thanks

Several times a day, TB pops up a message box with the following... ''The folder 'Inbox on email@domain.com could not be compacted because writing to folder failed. Verify that you have enough disk space, and that you have write privileges to the file system, then try again.'' I have a few accounts in TB, and it does this for all of them, but at seemingly random times. Everything seems to work, it's just annoying to have these messages pop up. I have 0.9Tb free space on the disk, so I don't think it's a lack of space! I also have admin rights to the file system, so that's not it either. Anyone any idea why I get this? Thanks

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Wayne Mery
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It is a false alarm that will be resolved in the next month.

MrYossu
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OK thanks, I'll hang on and see if it goes away.

Wayne Mery
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Please post to give us your current status and version number.

We had a bug which was fixed in 140.2.1esr (and release 142) - Bug 1959858 - Error message compacting non-empty folder - "The folder 'Inbox on something@xxxx.yyy' could not be compacted because writing to folder failed. Verify that you have enough disk space, and that you have write privileges to the file system, then try again."

MrYossu
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Wayne - I had forgotten completely about this, which means it must have been fixed!

I'm on version 140.6.0esr (64-bit)

Thanks

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