Save Edits fails after deleting a large number of features

Description

Note:
The content in this article pertains to ArcGIS versions 8.x only. Later versions of ArcGIS may contain different functionality, as well as different names and locations for menus, commands and geoprocessing tools.

Saving your edits after deleting a large number of features from a shapefile may cause ArcMap to fail.

Cause

This is a known issue.

Solution or Workaround

This issue was resolved in ArcGIS Version 8.1.2. Esri recommends upgrading to a supported version.