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"Disk error on creating file ..."
Posted: March 13th, 2012, 7:55 pm
by Dekthro
I'm receiving these errors when I try to download these two NZBs. I've been running SAB with Sickbeard for a while, and this is the first time I've ever had issues. There is PLENTY of space, I've everything else is downloading fine. I've also imported the NZB manually (as opposed to having Sickbeard do it).
http://pastebin.com/G00seDKA
Windows 7
SABnzbd Version: 0.6.15
Default skin
No fire wall
Thanks!
Re: "Disk error on creating file ..."
Posted: March 14th, 2012, 5:50 am
by shypike
It looks like your paths are too long.
Change the max path element size.
It's a bit cumbersome, but described here:
http://wiki.sabnzbd.org/configure-special
Item folder_max_length, set it to 64.
If you would like to avoid long titles coming from RSS, you might set item rss_filenames to 1.
Re: "Disk error on creating file ..."
Posted: May 24th, 2019, 1:51 am
by DrPsyche
Hello,
When I go to the wiki page you mentioned, I get a message: Your version of SABnzbd is no longer supported. But I have the latest version. What can be the issue with it? Can it be connected with the cookies? Thanks.
Re: "Disk error on creating file ..."
Posted: May 29th, 2019, 3:58 am
by safihre
No, you dont use the latest version. Try updating, as it suggests. You should be using 2.3.9.
If you are on Ubuntu or other Linux, follow the guides

Re: "Disk error on creating file ..."
Posted: July 22nd, 2019, 10:26 am
by Pizzimperfect
I'm also intermittently seeing this error.
My folder max length is set to 64, and i'm on version 2.3.9 on Sabnzbd.
My instance is running on a Synology 418play in Docker.
If I clear the error, it seems to work as normal.
Any advice? Thank you
Re: "Disk error on creating file ..."
Posted: July 22nd, 2019, 12:46 pm
by sander
post the log, via pastebin. Otherwise it's hard to say anything useful.
Re: "Disk error on creating file ..."
Posted: July 22nd, 2019, 2:29 pm
by Pizzimperfect
Thanks Sander. Is there a particular way to obtain the log? Or is it just Status/Interface > Show Logging?
Would you want the entire log contents?
Sorry if this is basic. Haven't had to do this before!
Thank you
Re: "Disk error on creating file ..."
Posted: July 22nd, 2019, 2:38 pm
by Pizzimperfect
Ah, new users are not allowed to post links apparently.. It won't let me. I've PM'd you.
Re: "Disk error on creating file ..."
Posted: July 22nd, 2019, 3:00 pm
by sander
Pizzimperfect wrote: ↑July 22nd, 2019, 2:38 pm
Ah, new users are not allowed to post links apparently.. It won't let me. I've PM'd you.
Correct. But you can always say ... pastebin com zz8418mN
So:
https://pastebin.com/zz8418mN
... which says:
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2019-07-22 11:34:01,999::ERROR::[assembler:101] Disk error on creating file /incomplete-downloads/Enter.the.Dragon.remastered.1973.internal.1080p.BluRay.x264-qrus/enter.the.dragon.remastered.1973.internal.1080p.bluray.x264-qrus.r18
2019-07-22 11:34:02,149::INFO::[assembler:103] Traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/assembler.py", line 93, in run
filepath = self.assemble(nzf, filepath)
File "/opt/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/assembler.py", line 180, in assemble
fout.write(data)
IOError: [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory
So not only "Disk error on creating file" but also "IOError: [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory". And mabye/probably related.
What happens if you reboot your NAS, and do a fresh new download of that same NZB?
Re: "Disk error on creating file ..."
Posted: July 22nd, 2019, 7:47 pm
by Pizzimperfect
It’s the first time I’ve seen the memory related error. If I resume the download, it continues without issue. It’s just that every few days, I get the ‘error creating file’ error.
It’s not so much an issue resuming the download of course, just not sure if there’s an underlying problem causing the error.