ERROR Insufficient Space

[mstjean]

How should I go about to resolving the below error:

Insufficient space in file WORK.CONSOLIDATEDEXTRACT.DATA. ERROR: File WORK.CONSOLIDATEDEXTRAC

Many thanks

[ChrisNZ]

The message is clear: You don't have enough disk space.

Your options are numerous and include: delete files on the disk, compress your datasets, remove unneeded datasets from the WORK library, remove unneeded variables and observations from the data set.

As you don't give any context, it's hard to tell you more. If this is a proc sort, you could possibly use the TAGSORT option.

[SASKiwi]

You had the same problem 2 days ago: https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Error-during-quot-proc-sort-quot-step/m-p/745061#M233...

Same solution applies.

[Kurt_Bremser]

The context is important. Does it happen in a data step, the SQL procedure, a SORT or any other procedure that creates a dataset.
So please post the complete log of that step, including all code and all messages.

[Sajid01]

Hello @mstjean 
Agreeing with what all others have said, I have seen this occur for various reason.
Whenever you have this error, do contact you SAS Administrator