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Windows Phone Skype Preview for Windows 10 Search Help & Support. Type disk i/o error skype a question or keyword Help Skype Everything else Error messages Why do I get a Disk I/O error when i/o error windows 7 I try to sign in to Skype for Windows desktop? If you can’t sign in to Skype due to a disk I/O error, the first step is to make sure
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you’re using the latest version of Skype. Download thelatest version of Skype If you still get the error after downloading the latest version, we can help you solve it below. Need to make a call right now?If you don't have time to work through these steps, you can use Skype for Web (Beta) to make calls or send messages direct from your
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browser. You don’t need to download or install Skype. Launch Skype for Web now. To resolve the disk I/O error, choose your operating system below. Windows 10 There are two possible fixes for the Disk I/O error. The first is to delete and re-create your user folder. The second is to change the permissions for your temporary files. To delete and recreate your user folder: Quit Skype.If you can see the Skype icon in the task bar, right-click it and select Quit Skype. If you can’t see it, right-click the task bar and click Task Manager, then select Skype and click End Task. Pressthe Windows and R keys on your keyboard at the same time. In the Run window, type %appdata%\Skype and click OK. In the File Explorer window that opens, find the folder with the same name as your Skype Name (if you’re signing in with a Microsoft account, the folder may start with live#3 instead). You’re about to delete this folder, which means your chat history will be deleted. If you want to save your chat history first, open the folder an
or other disk in the computer. Below are different recommendations to try before assuming the disk i/o error on boot diskette, disc, or other disk is bad. Floppy diskette, CD, or DVD
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disc in the computer If you are attempting to boot the computer from a floppy diskette, CD, or skype disk i/o error windows 10 other disc follow the below recommendations. Make sure no floppy diskette or CD is in the computer since the computer may be trying to boot from a non-bootable disk, https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10143/why-do-i-get-a-disk-i-o-error-when-i-try-to-sign-in-to-skype-for-windows-desktop which may cause this error. Remove the floppy diskette or CD from the computer and put it back in and press any key to continue. Try rebooting the computer. Recreate the bootable diskette or CD you are attempting to boot since the disc may be bad. If this is a CD or DVD (not burned) try cleaning the http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000929.htm disc or make sure there are no smudges or finger prints on the bottom of the disc. Try booting the diskette or disc in a different computer. If that computer can boot without the error it is likely you have a problem with your drive. Basic floppy disk drive troubleshooting. No diskette or CD disc in the computer If you have no diskette or CD in the computer and are getting the Disk I/O error as the computer is starting this is referring to your hard drive. Unfortunately, this is often an indication of a hard drive failure, follow the hard disk fail recommendations for additional steps in troubleshooting this issue. Additional information See the I/O overview page for further information and related links. Was this page useful? YesNo Feedback E-mail Share Print Search Recently added pages View all recent updates Useful links About Computer Hope Site Map Forum Contact Us How to Help Top 10 pages Follow us Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest YouTube RSS © 2016 Computer Hope Legal Disclaimer - Privacy Statement
here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Meta Discuss the workings and policies http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/77492/special-file-that-causes-i-o-error of this site About Us Learn more about Stack Overflow the company Business Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us Unix & Linux Questions Tags Users Badges Unanswered Ask Question _ Unix & Linux Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for users of Linux, FreeBSD and other Un*x-like operating systems. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign i/o error up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top Special File that causes I/O error up vote 10 down vote favorite 1 I want to automatically test if a piece of software reacts as expected if an essential SQLite DB file fails to be read (causing an I/O error). disk i/o error Exactly that happened some days ago at a client. We manually fixed it but now I want to create automatic code to fix it and need access to a broken file to test that. As everything in Unix's a file, I suspected that there might be a special file that always causes I/O errors when one tries to read it (e.g. in /dev). Some similar files (imo) would be: /dev/full which always says "No space left on device" if you try to write it /dev/null and /dev/zero so I assumed there just has to be a file like that (but haven't found one yet). Does anyone know such a file or any other method for me to get the desired result (a intentionally faulty partition image, a wrapper around open() using LD_PRELOAD, ...)? What's the best way to go here? linux devices io testing share|improve this question edited May 29 '13 at 14:03 asked May 29 '13 at 11:57 mreithub 1,7831917 As far as I know, there is no special file on Linux that gives SIGIO when you read from it. The last time I got a