I have done a lot of troubleshooting on this problem, and I have sort narrowed it down, or rather isolated it to what seems to be a problem with the MPC misinterpreting the directory structure. I also found a workaround solution that has put an end to those errors for me. I have posted this many times before, but no one seems to pay attention. I will post it again since you are in contact with AKAI, maybe you can forward this to your contact or whatever.
If you follow these steps when you save, you will completely ELIMINATE the saving, directory, and system errors associated with saving. I have not had a single error since I started doing this, and before I started doing this, I was getting constant directory errors, system errors, and lost files.
tbonus76 wrote:The method I have for avoiding the saving crashes, directory errors, system errors, and the new folder bug involves "refreshing" the directory tree before creating the new folder. I was getting the errors quite frequently, but since I started this "refresh" technique, I have not gotten a single error. Here's what I do instead of overwriting:
Before you start implementing this saving technique, backup all your files and then format your card on the MPC so that you get a fresh start with no corruption present. In fact, go ahead and format a couple of times for good measure. Then, every time you save, do it like this:
1. (Optional step) In the SAVE directory tree, I move the cursor to the folder I want to save to and I hit RENAME, then in the RENAME dialog I hit COPY. This step is only so that I don't have to re-enter the individual letters when I get to step 5.
2. Close the RENAME dialog then delete the folder.
3. Close the directory tree. (At this point, if you go back into the directory tree, you will see that, in fact, the folder you just deleted has magically re-appeared as if it had never been deleted. Going back into the tree is not actually a step I take in the saving process, it is simply something strange I noticed when I was originally troubleshooting it.)
4. Here's where the "refresh" comes in... So after closing the directory tree (step 3), you should be back in the main SAVE dialog. Move the cursor up to the field at the top where you select where you want to save (i.e. MEMORY CARD or INTERNAL MEMORY or HARD DISK if you have one). I then change the option to INTERNAL MEMORY, and then I change it back to MEMORY CARD. That's the "refresh". Now the directory tree correctly reports that the folder was, in fact, deleted.
5. I then hit NEW to make a new folder, then in the NEW FOLDER dialog I hit PASTE (since i copied the name of the folder in step 1).
6. Then I SAVE ENTIRE MEMORY to the folder I just re-created.
I'm assuming this method would work for saving to the hard drive too, but I haven't been able to test that since I don't have a hard drive installed.
As far as I can tell, it is the combination of not overwriting, and "refreshing" that has eliminated the error for me. since I have been saving like this I have had ZERO errors.
