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2014/04/05 10:05:20
panup
I have project open in my X3 Producer.
Ctrl-S to save pops up "General error" message box.
 
Any ideas how to save project? I don't want to lose changes...
Project is working OK but only saving gives this error.
2014/04/05 10:07:03
panup

2014/04/05 10:12:10
scook
Try "Save as"
2014/04/05 10:21:50
panup
Same error with Save as.
2014/04/05 10:23:42
g_randybrown
What about as a cwb?
2014/04/05 10:24:04
OscarLaun
Are you working with video? I had this very same error this week (Sunday), as well, while working on a movie trailer. Deleting the video appeared to allow me to save. I also submitted a crash report associated with this behavior (or at least it happened during the "General Error" time frame).  In addition,  "Save As..." caused a problem as well (the Save As copy being corrupt). 
However, I haven't had this occur on any other video-associated projects. 
 
 Edit: Of course "General Error" is so non specific, who knows what's going on?
2014/04/05 10:24:51
scook
If "Save as" to a new location and name does not work, you may be stuck with the autosave or versions (assuming those features are enabled).
2014/04/05 10:48:13
robert_e_bone
Possible you are getting close on hard drive space?  (less than 20%)
 
Or page file size may need increasing, or out of memory?
 
Bob Bone
 
2014/04/05 11:10:42
Anderton
I had this happen with a project once. It did not involve video. It seemed to relate to corruption caused by my pulling a large number of a combination of stereo and mono one-shots into a mono audio track. What I did was return to a previous version and re-pull each one-shot into the track, one at a time, saving each time. At some point I'd get the general error, go back to a previous save, and continue. Eventually I "cleaned" the track and stopped getting the error.
 
What might work is to copy all, open up another project, and paste into it. Try saving. If that doesn't work, you need to find out if something in a particular track is causing corruption. Again assuming you can copy from the project, eliminate tracks one at a time in the copy and see if you can save. If so, then you've found the corrupt track.
 
This is all very "shot in the dark" but hopefully this might give some kind of a clue. It is very frustrating as there is no real indication of what the problem is. To Bob's point, though, I was running low on hard drive memory so maybe that's another clue.
2014/04/05 11:13:57
panup
No video.
Available physical memory: > 23000 MB.
Hard disk space: system disk 70 GB free, data disk: 1 TB free.
 
But now miracle happened! :) I started playback and stopped it (too see that project is still alive). Save. No error anymore! 
 
Solved but this is (was) still weird issue. For reference, here's fx list:
Kontakt5
Kontakt5
Sonic Synth
Crazy Diamonds  (freezed)
Dropzone
RC48
RC48
TruePiano
 
Sonitus:Gate
Sonitus:Gate
Sonitus:EQ
Channel Tools
Sonitus:EQ
Channel Tools
Sonitus:Gate
Sonitus:Gate
Sonitus:Compressor
CLA Bass
Sonitus:EQ
Sonitus:EQ
Sonitus:EQ
Sonitus:Compressor
Sonitus:Reverb
VX-64
Sonitus:Compressor
Sonitus:Reverb
Sonitus:EQ
Sonitus:Compressor
Sonitus:Delay
Channel ToolsAuto-Tune EVO
Auto-Tune EVO
Auto-Tune EVO
Auto-Tune EVO
Auto-Tune EVO
BT Analog Chorus
Auto-Tune EVO
Auto-Tune EVO
Auto-Tune EVO
Sonitus:Modulator
Auto-Tune EVO
Auto-Tune EVO
Auto-Tune EVO
Channel Tools
Voxengo Elephant
Sonitus:Gate
Sonitus:Delay
+ ProChannel modules.
65 tracks.
56 tempo changes.
19 meter changes.
 
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