An unknown ERROR occurred writing shapefile [new shapefile].shp

-- Increase disk space

Move or delete files as necessary to increase the free space of your C:\ drive. You should have no less than 50 MB of free space, and 100 MB should be adequate for most situations.

If increasing disk space does not solve the problem, try the method below.

-- Modify the attribute table

Prepare the shapefile:

1. Add the theme and open the attribute table.
2. Select Properties from the table menu.
3. Uncheck all the fields except for the Shape field.
4. Select Start editing from the Table menu.
5. Add a string field named "Temp" with a width of eight.
6. Select Stop editing from the Table menu and save your edits.
7. Close the attribute table and make the View window active.

Project the shapefile:

8. Select Convert to Shapefile from the View menu.
9. Enter a name for the new shapefile and click OK.
10. Click Yes when prompted to Add Theme to the view.
11. Start the Projection Utility.
12. Specify the new theme as the input theme and proceed with projection process.
13. Delete all instances of the newly projected shapefile from ArcView.

Repair the shapefile:

14. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the directory location of the new shapefile.
15. Delete the .dbf file.
16. Navigate to the location of the original shapefile.
17. Copy the .dbf and paste it into the same directory as the newly projected shapefile.
18. Rename the pasted .dbf so that the file name of the original DBF matches the name of the newly projected shapefile.