Re: Unidisk 3.5 won't write sometimes

[Ed Eastman <noone@nowhere.net>]

Hope this tidbit gets into the FAQ under Unidisk troubleshooting. 
(Hint-hint R/)

Bev:
What fixes the diskette?  A reboot or volume repair utility?

Thankx,
Ed


A2MG wrote:
> Are you by any chance saving AppleWorks files?  There is a known problem when
> attempting to save an AppleWorks file to a 3.5" Unidisk drive when the disk in
> the drive is write-protected. It ruins the disk for future use, and you can't
> save to it any more.  If you ever saved to a write-protected disk in the past,
> and then forgot about it and tried to save to that disk again later, the
> situation you described would happen.
>
> Since it's happening with several different disks, this may not be your
> situation. But it's good to know for any UniDisk owner. It is a UniDisk
> problem, not an AppleWorks problem.
>
> Beverly Cadieux 
> TEXAS II an international newsletter for users of AppleWorks(R) 5.1