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martin

Re: System Error. Code: 32. -- how to debug "Can't open file" error (while in use) with specific files

Please attach a full session log file showing the problem (using the latest version of WinSCP). Some screenshots might help too.

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kklepper

System Error. Code: 32. -- how to debug "Can't open file" error (while in use) with specific files

I work from Win 10 with WinSCP on a linux box. I have several hundred files in my project and no problems whatsoever to edit most of them. There are however 2 files where I get an error on save most of the time, but surprisingly not always. In one session I may get 90 % errors, 10 % are fine.

I can work around this error simply by clicking the "Retry" button, so I lived with this problem for years. But now, working heavily on a 507 KB file for days, I would like to know how I can debug this phenomenon.

I see that these are big files, an obvious difference to other files. One is about 2239 KB, the other 507 KB. Another one has 582 KB and I seldom had this error here, others have around 300 KB, no problem at all. So the size may be a hint.

I don't see how my code could be using this file, and if so, why the retry option would resolve the issue then. Any ideas?

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