Can't save the illustration.  The file may be read only, or the file is in use by another applicatio

Getting error "Can't save the illustration.  The file may be read only, or the file is in use by another application."  The file is not read only and is not in use by another application.

The same thing may happen in Windows Explorer, specifically if it is a very big file (physical size), so preparing the preview may take a lot of time.
In that case it is used by "another application", that is: Explorer.
By the way, which version of Illustrator are you using, Tetons?

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