"Cannot create directory" error message on Windows USB drive

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guitarboy
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"Cannot create directory" error message on Windows USB drive

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I keep getting the error message "Cannot create directory E:\Downloads\incomplete" when there is no download activity. E: is an external (detachable) drive connected to a USB hub. SABnzbd never has a problem writing to the drive during an actual download.

What is SABnzbd attempting by accessing this folder when the program is not active? Is there a setting to disable those checks on a detachable drive?
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shypike
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Re: "Cannot create directory" error message on Windows USB d

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It tries to check disk space.
SABnzbd assumes its temp download folder is always present.
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Re: "Cannot create directory" error message on Windows USB d

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Apparently Windows has a default option that powers off USB devices. That seems to be the cause of the problem. Here's a link for turning off that "feature": http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id- ... #r16703786
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