Epson Scan Reporting "Unable to write file" when scanning a photo on a Mac.

Install another scanning software, if you have photoshop or any imaging software, you can use the scanner by going to the menu, then choose File, Import, TWAIN, Acquire and the scanner control will appear.

Or just go to My Computer and double click the scanner icon (in XP) to start the scanning assistant.

All is well! I just followed some other person's solution (at a more responsive forum!) by downloading the latest .exe files from Epson and now everything is working just fine. thanks for answering my post above....ha, ha, ha. :)

Hello,

Starting a Scan With EPSON Scan If you want to scan an image and save it directly to a file, you can start EPSON Scan as a “standalone” program.
Place your document or photo on the scanner. See Placing Documents or Photos for instructions.

Do one of the following to start EPSON Scan:

Windows:
Double-click the EPSON Scan icon on your desktop.

Or select Start > All Programs or Programs > EPSON Scan > EPSON Scan.

Mac OS X:
Open the Applications folder and click the EPSON Scan icon.

The EPSON Scan window appears.

If the Mode setting in the upper right corner of the window is set to Full Auto Mode, click the Scan button. For instructions on selecting optional settings, see Using Full Auto Mode.

If you are in Home or Professional Mode, see Selecting Basic Settings.

Note: To change scan modes, see Changing the Scan Mode.
The File Save Settings window appears. For instructions on selecting options, see Selecting File Save Settings.


When you are finished selecting File Save Settings, click OK. EPSON Scan starts scanning in Full Auto Mode.

The scanned image is automatically saved in the specified location.

If the Open image folder after scanning checkbox is selected in the File Save Settings window, Windows Explorer or the Macintosh Finder automatically opens to the folder where the scanned image was saved.

For more information, see Using Full Auto Mode.

Please follow this link for same manual with screenshots:

http://support.epson-europe.com/onlineguides/en/dx6000/html_s/scan1_1.htm

Hope it helped.

Having exactly the same problem with an Epson SX515W. Did you solve it?

Open Epson Scan and select Professional Mode. Open the File save settings and change the Prefix. Once changed you should be able to continue scanning.

try to uninstall and reinstall your printer software

Possible driver issue. You have to reload the twain driver.
To uninstall the twain driver, please follow the ff instructions:
- Trash epson scan and epson scanner monitor from the harddrive
- Go to the library, then application support. Trash epson scanner module.
- Go to the library again, then image capture. Trash twain data sources.
- Go to the hd. Click on users. Click on the name of your computer. Click on library, then preferences, then epson. Trash epson scan.
Empty the trash and restart your mac.
When your mac is fully back on. Go to http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?oid=88368&prodoid=63070478&BV_UseBVCookie=yes&infoType=Downloads&platform=Macintosh&x=23&y=13 and you are now ready to install the Scanner Driver and EPSON Scan Utility v3.27.

In this case Try to Do a Wia scan i will tell u how..........

Windows Vista: Go to Start/All Programmes/Windows Photo Gallery...........
There you will see an option saying File click on that and now on the drop down click on Import from Scanner or Camera.........Select ur scanner from that list and click on Import.............
If it doesnt scan and does the same thing it insists that there should be a Problem with the scanner.........
If that works..........
Software Problem.............
Uninstall and Reinstall the software................
Good Luck..................

If you're using a Mac, this link may help:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=110&prodSeriesId=295848&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=295848&objectID=c00023522

It discusses the error message and briefly suggests a fix.

Try just using the epson scan utility


1. Launch Epson Scan by going into your HARD DRIVE, APPLICATIONS, and EPSON SCAN.
2. If prompted, select your scanner from the list of models and click OK.
3. In the FILE SAVE SETTINGS window, you can designate the location, name and type of file the scans will be saved as.

-LOCATION defaults to HD/USERS/(YOUR USER NAME)/PICTURES. Click CHOOSE if you wish to change this.
-PREFIX determines how the scan will be named. Type any name you like. You can also designate a start number.
-FILE TYPE dictates what format the scans will be saved in. ie. .JPG, .TIFF, .PDF, or .PICT)
-For example: if the prefix is "img", the start number is "1", and the format is "JPG", the name of the file saved in
PICTURES will be "IMG001.JPG"
4. Click OK once settings are changed as desired.
5. The EPSON SCAN window will open and begin scanning in FULL AUTO MODE. In FULL AUTO MODE the software makes all the decisions for you (as to what is being scanned, where it is on the flatbed, etc). This is the easiest way to scan.
6. If you want full control over the scanning process click PAUSE and change FULL AUTO MODE to HOME MODE or PROFESSIONAL MODE. In the latter two modes you can change your scan settings as desired. Click SCAN after you have selected your settings. Click CLOSE once the EPSON SCAN is finished scanning.
7. When scanning is complete, your images will be saved in the location specified on FILE SAVE SETTINGS, with the prefix and in the format you set.