Disk or network error. (Error 3043)

Question

When I try to create a new empty database in Access 2007 I get this error message (see message below).

I have been able to create databases last week, but now suddenly I get this error.

I have tried to create the database even on local disk (C:), but same error.

| Disk or network error. (Error 3043) |

An internal disk or drive failure prevents reading from or writing to the disk.

Possible causes:

• You tried to use a network drive, and the network is temporarily busy, or you are no longer connected to the network. Check the network connection, and then try the operation again.
• The disk or drive has failed.

Answer 1

While I cannot speak about possible newtwork or HDD problems, this may be nothing more than fragmented or unlinked files in your computer's %TEMP% directory. You need to flush out all unused files within %TEMP%.

Close all applications and press Windows key+R to get the Run dialog. Type in %TEMP% and hit <enter>. Permanently delete (e.g. Shift+Del) all of the files you can within this folder. There will likely be a few you cannot delete as Windows will be using some .TMP files for running processes.

This works better is it is done immediately after starting the computer. It works even better from a Command Prompt under Administrative privileges after booting into Safe Mode or Clean Boot.

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