Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 56699
OOo 2.0 does not properly close files
Last modified: 2013-02-24 21:06:49 UTC
I have work saved on my usb pendrive. I open these files, edit them, and close them. Unfortunately, after I have been working on them, Windows won't let me eject the drive using the "Safely Remove Hardware" feature. (presumably because OOo still has the files open in its memory). WORKAROUND: To resolve this issue, I simply exit the OpenOffice.org Quickstarter, and the drive ejects fine. Note that although this is obvious to me, most users would just get frustrated that their drive won't eject, and pull it. This could lead to data loss if OOo is in fact still using the file. Obviously OOo is keeping the files open somehow, and it needs to release them once they have been closed, even if the quickstart application is still running. Sorry if I have posted this under the wrong component, I couldn't find the quickstart component anywhere.
james_san: Sorry to say that this is not the right place to share such tipps, this is a pure bug-tracking system. Please provide this information somwhere else.
closed.
Reopening: It's not a tip, it's a bug. ---- Obviously OOo is keeping the files open somehow, and it needs to release them once they have been closed, even if the quickstart application is still running. ----
sw->james_san: that is a "feature" of the windows filedialog, which locks the folder as long as the application is running which used it. You could change to the OOo-Dialog by checking "Use OOo dialogs" on the page "Tools-Options-General".
closing