Delayed Write failed event id 50

Question

windows was unable to save all the data for the file .the data has been lost .this error may caused by a failure of your computer hardware or network connection .please try to save this file anywhere else

Answer 1

I tried a number of possible solutions for "delayed write failure" on a network device.  I finally found a fix as described at delayed write failure.

Answer 2

The error message means exactly what it says.  No ambiguity.  If you want help with it we need a lot more details.  See this article and try again:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375