[Pidgin] #3838: pidgin writing corrupted blist.xml and prefs.xml

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Sat Nov 3 13:18:49 EDT 2007


#3838: pidgin writing corrupted blist.xml and prefs.xml
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 Reporter:  Voxel486             |       Type:  defect
   Status:  new                  |   Priority:  minor 
Component:  libpurple            |    Version:  2.2.2 
 Keywords:  blist.xml Prefs.xml  |    Pending:  0     
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 Every time I start up pidgin, it wants me to add accounts to it, an i get
 a Pidgin error saying: [[BR]]
 ''Error Reading blist.xml
 An error was encountered reading your buddy list. They have not been
 loaded, and the old file has been renamed to C:\Documents and
 Settings\xxxx\Application Data\.purple\blist.xml~.''

 here is the debug log[[BR]]
 {{{
 (12:09:49) buddyicon: Wrote cache file: C:\Documents and
 Settings\xxxx\Application
 Data\.purple\icons\6ebc7e80d48f22e790aa43ad7fd885948bfd6a62.jpg
 (12:09:49) buddyicon: Wrote cache file: C:\Documents and
 Settings\xxxx\Application
 Data\.purple\icons\366714073a42038975504e07e1c136125ce6f12e.gif
 (12:09:49) blist: Updating buddy status for xxxxb (AIM)
 (12:09:49) blist: Updating buddy status for xxxxb (AIM)
 (12:09:50) blist: Updating buddy status for xxxxxa (AIM)
 (12:09:50) blist: Updating buddy status for xxxxxa (AIM)
 (12:09:51) oscar: unknown capability:
 {1820babe-2014-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66}
 (12:09:51) blist: Updating buddy status for xxxxxx3 (AIM)
 (12:09:51) blist: Updating buddy status for xxxxxx3 (AIM)
 (12:09:51) util: Writing file accounts.xml to directory C:\Documents and
 Settings\xxxx\Application Data\.purple
 (12:09:51) util: Writing file C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\Application
 Data\.purple\accounts.xml
 (12:09:51) util: Error renaming C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\Application
 Data\.purple\accounts.xml.save to C:\Documents and
 Settings\xxxx\Application Data\.purple\accounts.xml: Input/output error
 (12:09:51) util: Writing file blist.xml to directory C:\Documents and
 Settings\xxxx\Application Data\.purple
 (12:09:51) util: Writing file C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\Application
 Data\.purple\blist.xml
 (12:09:51) util: Error renaming C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\Application
 Data\.purple\blist.xml.save to C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\Application
 Data\.purple\blist.xml: Input/output error
 (12:09:51) util: Writing file prefs.xml to directory C:\Documents and
 Settings\xxxx\Application Data\.purple
 (12:09:51) util: Writing file C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\Application
 Data\.purple\prefs.xml
 (12:09:51) util: Error renaming C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\Application
 Data\.purple\prefs.xml.save to C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\Application
 Data\.purple\prefs.xml: Input/output error
 (12:09:52) blist: Updating buddy status for xxxxxxxxx1 (AIM)
 (12:09:52) blist: Updating buddy status for xxxxxxxxx1 (AIM)
 (12:09:52) blist: Updating buddy status for xxxxxxxxx2 (AIM)
 (12:09:52) blist: Updating buddy status for xxxxxxxxx2 (AIM)
 (12:10:02) util: Error renaming C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\Application
 Data\.purple\prefs.xml.save to C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\Application
 Data\.purple\prefs.xml: Input/output error
 }}}

 Can anyone tell me what i did wrong or how i can fix this?
 Fire Fox isn't saving any settings either, but w/e

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/3838>
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