Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Error saving files in SharePoint

When uploading a file to SharePoint a message like “Unable to complete this operation. Please contact your administrator. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.PutFile(String bstrUrl…” is presented.

The first thought that comes into mind is file size, illegal file types or rights.

But in this case the problem was 0 kb. free on the database server data disk!

So keep in mind that this message can indicate a problem with the space allocated to the Content database, and not necessarily a problem with the configuration.

The problem was solved by detaching the content database, moving it to another disk, truncating the log and attaching it again.

Note: This problem should have been avoided by monitoring disk- or database space.

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