SPSS 17 not saving!!!
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When I had to by a new computer I updated SPSS and installed V17, and I'm wishing I still had my old version! I just did several hours worth of work that I lost because when I tried to save it failed to save, and instead everything just disappeared. This has happened before, and I usually try to save more often so at least I won't lose as much work, but this time I got so engrossed in what I was doing that I forgot to. I'm really disgusted. Is anyone else having these problems with this version? I've already tried reinstalling it, and I didn't see anything online about this being a problem, though a friend did tell me that he thought all the versions after 15 were lousy.
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Rayna, I've opened a support case for you on this issue and someone will be in contact with you. The first thing they'll want to know is whether you've installed the patches for Release 17. If so, when you select Help>About, your release will be 17.0.3. If you have not applied the patches, that would be the first thing we would recommend. David Nichols SPSS, an IBM Company
When I had to by a new computer I updated SPSS and installed V17, and I'm wishing I still had my old version! I just did several hours worth of work that I lost because when I tried to save it failed to save, and instead everything just disappeared. This has happened before, and I usually try to save more often so at least I won't lose as much work, but this time I got so engrossed in what I was doing that I forgot to. I'm really disgusted. Is anyone else having these problems with this version? I've already tried reinstalling it, and I didn't see anything online about this being a problem, though a friend did tell me that he thought all the versions after 15 were lousy. |
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Hi Rayna. I assume you are talking about the data (.SAV) file, are you? This will not bring back your lost data, but it will help prevent such data loss in future. See Raynald's tip on protecting the original data: http://spsstools.net/spsstips.htm#SaveguardData Also, if you make all changes & transformations to the data via syntax, then even if the data file is lost, your work is not lost (assuming you don't also lose the syntax file, and that you have safeguarded the original data file).
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Two habits I've adopted that seemed to have warded off data loss.
1. Always open SPSS first. Then open the file. In the past there was a bug where opening up a file by double clicking on it caused only the front end to open and not the back end. The back end apparently being the part that allows you to save. My experiences with this have permanently changed my behavior. 2. Never open an SPSS file on a network drive. Always put the data on your desktop before opening the file. Thanks matt Matthew Pirritano, Ph.D. Research Analyst IV Medical Services Initiative (MSI) Orange County Health Care Agency (714) 568-5648 -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Bruce Weaver Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 10:28 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: SPSS 17 not saving!!! Rayna Berlin wrote: > > When I had to by a new computer I updated SPSS and installed V17, and I'm > wishing I still had my old version! I just did several hours worth of work > that I lost because when I tried to save it failed to save, and instead > everything just disappeared. This has happened before, and I usually try > to > save more often so at least I won't lose as much work, but this time I got > so engrossed in what I was doing that I forgot to. I'm really disgusted. > Is > anyone else having these problems with this version? I've already tried > reinstalling it, and I didn't see anything online about this being a > problem, though a friend did tell me that he thought all the versions > after > 15 were lousy. > > Hi Rayna. I assume you are talking about the data (.SAV) file, are you? This will not bring back your lost data, but it will help prevent such data loss in future. See Raynald's tip on protecting the original data: http://spsstools.net/spsstips.htm#SaveguardData Also, if you make all changes & transformations to the data via syntax, then even if the data file is lost, your work is not lost (assuming you don't also lose the syntax file, and that you have safeguarded the original data file). ----- -- Bruce Weaver [hidden email] http://sites.google.com/a/lakeheadu.ca/bweaver/ "When all else fails, RTFM." NOTE: My Hotmail account is not monitored regularly. To send me an e-mail, please use the address shown above. -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/SPSS-17-not-saving%21%21%21-tp27730899p27747258.ht ml Sent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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It is highly probable that the "desktop" on a network machine actually resides on the network! Pasting to the local drive C; (or perhaps D:) may take a little more effort and is subject to whether the MS "policies" allow acess to them Warm regards/gary >>-----Original Message----- >>From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] >>On Behalf Of Pirritano, Matthew >>Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:04 AM >>To: [hidden email] >>Subject: Re: SPSS 17 not saving!!! >> >>Two habits I've adopted that seemed to have warded off data loss. >> >>1. Always open SPSS first. Then open the file. In the past >>there was a bug where opening up a file by double clicking on >>it caused only the front end to open and not the back end. >>The back end apparently being the part that allows you to >>save. My experiences with this have permanently changed my behavior. >> >>2. Never open an SPSS file on a network drive. Always put the >>data on your desktop before opening the file. >> >>Thanks >>matt >> >>Matthew Pirritano, Ph.D. >>Research Analyst IV >>Medical Services Initiative (MSI) >>Orange County Health Care Agency >>(714) 568-5648 >>-----Original Message----- >>From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] >>On Behalf Of Bruce Weaver >>Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 10:28 AM >>To: [hidden email] >>Subject: Re: SPSS 17 not saving!!! >> >>Rayna Berlin wrote: >>> >>> When I had to by a new computer I updated SPSS and >>installed V17, and >>I'm >>> wishing I still had my old version! I just did several >>hours worth of >>work >>> that I lost because when I tried to save it failed to save, and >>instead >>> everything just disappeared. This has happened before, and I usually >>try >>> to >>> save more often so at least I won't lose as much work, but >>this time I >>got >>> so engrossed in what I was doing that I forgot to. I'm really >>disgusted. >>> Is >>> anyone else having these problems with this version? I've already >>tried >>> reinstalling it, and I didn't see anything online about >>this being a >>> problem, though a friend did tell me that he thought all >>the versions >>> after >>> 15 were lousy. >>> >>> >> >>Hi Rayna. I assume you are talking about the data (.SAV) >>file, are you? >>This will not bring back your lost data, but it will help >>prevent such data loss in future. See Raynald's tip on >>protecting the original data: >> >> http://spsstools.net/spsstips.htm#SaveguardData >> >>Also, if you make all changes & transformations to the data >>via syntax, then even if the data file is lost, your work is >>not lost (assuming you don't also lose the syntax file, and >>that you have safeguarded the original data file). >> >> >> >>----- >>-- >>Bruce Weaver >>[hidden email] >>http://sites.google.com/a/lakeheadu.ca/bweaver/ >>"When all else fails, RTFM." >> >>NOTE: My Hotmail account is not monitored regularly. >>To send me an e-mail, please use the address shown above. >>-- >>View this message in context: >>http://old.nabble.com/SPSS-17-not-saving%21%21%21-tp27730899p2 >>ml >>Sent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >>===================== >>To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to >>[hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text >>except the command. To leave the list, send the command >>SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage >>subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD >> >>===================== >>To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to >>[hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text >>except the command. To leave the list, send the command >>SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage >>subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD >> ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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Hi Matthew. I've never trouble with opening or saving data files on network drives. Is there a documented problem with that I should know about? Thanks, Bruce
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I only ever open SPSS files over a network, and I have never had a problem!
I do agree that double clicking from Explorer often doesn't work properly. Chris -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Bruce Weaver Sent: 02 March 2010 12:17 To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: SPSS 17 not saving!!! Pirritano, Matthew-2 wrote: > > Two habits I've adopted that seemed to have warded off data loss. > > 1. Always open SPSS first. Then open the file. In the past there was a > bug where opening up a file by double clicking on it caused only the > front end to open and not the back end. The back end apparently being > the part that allows you to save. My experiences with this have > permanently changed my behavior. > > 2. Never open an SPSS file on a network drive. Always put the data on > your desktop before opening the file. > > Thanks > matt > > Hi Matthew. I've never trouble with opening or saving data files on network drives. Is there a documented problem with that I should know about? Thanks, Bruce ----- -- Bruce Weaver [hidden email] http://sites.google.com/a/lakeheadu.ca/bweaver/ "When all else fails, RTFM." NOTE: My Hotmail account is not monitored regularly. To send me an e-mail, please use the address shown above. -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/SPSS-17-not-saving%21%21%21-tp27730899p27755157.html Sent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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We have had problems for a number of versions with SPSS not saving to student’s network drives and we have never been able to find the cause of the problem despite much
time and effort. In a class of 50 one week 10 would be affected the next 45. We finally came to the conclusion it was a combination of the size of the file and the network load. Saving to a local scratch drive before saving to the network reduced the problem
as well. We have found that a fully patched version 17 is less prone to this than earlier versions – 18 also looks OK so far ( fingers crossed ) Best Wishes John S. Lemon DIT ( Directorate of Information Technology ) -
Student Liaison Officer Edward Wright Building: Room
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( please note new room ) Tel: +44 1224 273350 The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683. |
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I believe it was in 14 or 15, but the habit stuck!
Matthew Pirritano, Ph.D. Research Analyst IV Medical Services Initiative (MSI) Orange County Health Care Agency (714) 568-5648 -----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Bruce Weaver Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 4:17 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: SPSS 17 not saving!!! Pirritano, Matthew-2 wrote: > > Two habits I've adopted that seemed to have warded off data loss. > > 1. Always open SPSS first. Then open the file. In the past there was a > bug where opening up a file by double clicking on it caused only the > front end to open and not the back end. The back end apparently being > the part that allows you to save. My experiences with this have > permanently changed my behavior. > > 2. Never open an SPSS file on a network drive. Always put the data on > your desktop before opening the file. > > Thanks > matt > > Hi Matthew. I've never trouble with opening or saving data files on network drives. Is there a documented problem with that I should know about? Thanks, Bruce ----- -- Bruce Weaver [hidden email] http://sites.google.com/a/lakeheadu.ca/bweaver/ "When all else fails, RTFM." NOTE: My Hotmail account is not monitored regularly. To send me an e-mail, please use the address shown above. -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/SPSS-17-not-saving%21%21%21-tp27730899p27755157.ht ml Sent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD |
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