Error rendering Quarto website from Dropbox #295
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When I try to render a Quarto website saved in Dropbox I often get the following message:
If I delete the I do not get this message if I store the website in my Am I right in thinking that this error is related to Dropbox? |
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A guess is that the files are being synchronized by Dropbox as they are written by Quarto and perhaps that prevents Quarto from moving or deleting files. I'm not 100% sure of this though we don't have a general issue that we're aware of with 'file in use' type errors. You could try pausing Dropbox sync and see whether that resolves the issue (that would at least confirm it is sync related). |
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A guess is that the files are being synchronized by Dropbox as they are written by Quarto and perhaps that prevents Quarto from moving or deleting files. I'm not 100% sure of this though we don't have a general issue that we're aware of with 'file in use' type errors. You could try pausing Dropbox sync and see whether that resolves the issue (that would at least confirm it is sync related).