[SOLVED]Install :"Extract: error writing to file...

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Keep getting this error message with different files each time I try to install.

Any ideas?

Thanks.
Edited by - Oct. 23, 2015 23:41:06
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Which OS are you on? Which directory are you installing Houdini to?

Two things come to mind:
1. Is your hard disk full?
2. Are you running the installer with admin permission?
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I am on Windows 7 64.

I am not installing to my system drive and the drive I am installing to is not full.

I had a thought that maybe it is assuming C and looking to put these files in a common directory using a relative path rather than an absolute path.

I am able to install other software onto separate drives but maybe this is not possible with Houdini?

Thanks for the reply.
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Installing to non-system drive is supported.

Is your system drive full? Or is your temp directory on the system drive? During installation, I think the installer still needs to extract temporary files into the temp directory, which is probably on the system drive.
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My system drive only has about 1.3 gigs left. It is on my list to upgrade the drive to give me more room.

But if it is using the temp folder that may be the issue as the installer is looking for 1.9gigs.

I'll look into it further and maybe just try and upgrade my C drive first.

Thanks for the info.

EDIT: I just figured out a way to make more space on C and installed there.
No issues to report. Thanks.
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