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Getting I/O error when saving in SPSS Statistics

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Problem

I have opened an .sav file into IBM SPSS Statistics to perform some analysis. When I tried to save the file, I received the follow error message: "The attempt to save the file has failed because the disk is full. An I/O error has occurred, the variable dictionary is invalid, or the task was interrupted. IF SAVING OVER AN EXISTING FILE, THAT FILE HAS BEEN LOST." I also received an Error 1407 and Warning 5322 in my output viewer. When I tried to save the file to another drive or with a new file name, I received the same error. I have heard having duplicate variables can be one possible cause of this error. Doesn't SPSS Statistics prevent duplicate variables from occurring?

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25837

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Modified date:
16 April 2020

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