topic Re: problem with saving to G-drive "Scene File Save Warning: Unable to create temporary scene file" in 3ds Max Forum

problem with saving to G-drive "Scene File Save Warning: Unable to create temporary scene file"

buyanoff26 — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:04:38 GMT

I can't save the file to Google Drive. (THIS IS NOT A BACKUP FILE)
-all necessary access rights to work with the folder have been obtained
-Microsoft security is not working, there is comodo antivirus instead. I can’t go into Windows security settings.
- there is enough disk space
- I managed to save project to my hdd and copy it to Google Drive with replacement,
but I would like to do this by saving from the program directly

Re: problem with saving to G-drive "Scene File Save Warning: Unable to create temporary scene file"

darawork — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:55:55 GMT

Hi,

https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?caas=caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Warning-message-Unable-to-create-temporary-scene-file-when-saving-a-file-in-3ds-Max.html

I'd say it's reason number 3: "Errors in network connectivity or bad server writes that leave the 3ds Max file in a "buffered" state and unable to save."

I personally stopped trying to save to anywhere except local or network connected drives for this very reason. It's just sometimes too flakey, and it takes the control of saving projects out of your hands and gives it to a 3rd party whos servers may be down/slow or intermittent.

In my opinion you are much better off saving locally first. At least this way, if something goes wrong, it's your hardware, not theirs, at fault.

Regards,

Re: problem with saving to G-drive "Scene File Save Warning: Unable to create temporary scene file"

Diffus3d — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 23:21:20 GMT

I've been working out of file sharing folders for almost a decade now and I have encountered problems like this myself. From what I can tell, this happens when I try to save over a file that is still uploading. Because these cloud drives are uploading, the file counts as 'in use'. Iterating a save to a new file resolves this issue for me, or waiting for the download to finish.

Best Regards,

Re: problem with saving to G-drive "Scene File Save Warning: Unable to create temporary scene file"

buyanoff26 — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 08:10:59 GMT

problem solved.
Turns out that G-Drive makes changes to the settings with a long delay (some took a hole day)
+administrator made some changes to file access rights (unfortunately I don’t know what)