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What is an I/O error? (As in I/O error reading or writing to disk.)

Anonymous
2012-08-24T16:00:21+00:00

This is the message--what does it mean? I am trying to open a Quark 7 file. This is not a Quark problem.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-08-24T19:52:53+00:00

    It means that it is trying to read or write to your disk and it is unable to for some obscure reason.  If I received this error, I would assume some corruption is present in the file system.  If that's the case, you should perform a Disk Check (chkdsk) operation with the /R or "Repair" option.

    "How to perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP"

      < http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265 >

    Note that the actual check operation will occur at next reboot, is performed before Windows fully loads, can't be interrupted, and can take upwards of a couple of hours to perform (depending on disk size and amount and type of corruption) -- so do this when you won't need your machine for a while.  Note that, while rare, this operation has the potential to totally trash a hard drive, so a backup of important files first is prudent.

    HTH,

       JW

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