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DarleneSagolili
Community Member
10 years ago

Issues with Saving

Hi all I'm at a loss with what's going on with the software.  I get an error window that says: "The process cannot access the file 'C:\<name of file>.story' because it is being used by another pro...
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LiaLee-d0d460be
Community Member
4 years ago

Same!

This issue just started for me this past week. I am constantly throwing away unnecessary versions of my Storyline and trying to keep the up to date files straight. I am using VM Ware Fusion and a virtual Win 10 machine. I save my work frequently because VMs (and Articulate- sorry!) can crash/freeze unexpectedly.

Due to this issue, I am now on version 24 of my project. This should give you an idea of how persistent the problem is. 

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JoeFrancis
Community Member
4 years ago

Maria Costa-Stienstra identified an important point which may have been missed, but must be remembered when developing Storyline files:

Always save and publish Storyline projects on your local hard drive (typically your C: drive). Working on a network drive or an external USB drive can cause erratic behavior due to latency, for example, file corruption or preventing you from saving changes.

Full text here: Storyline: Create, Edit, and Publish Courses on Your Local Hard Drive

Additionally: Using Articulate Software on a Mac with VMware Fusion