Error Message in iMovie

I keep trying to finalize a project I created, but I get the following message: "Unable to prepare project for publishing. The project could not be prepared for publishing because an error occurred. (File already open with write permission.)" What do I do?

This error message usually happens because of a conflict with Time Machine. Congratulations on running Time Machine - that will save you a lot of pain in the future.
What you want to to do is temporarily disable Time Machine while you are Finalizing or Sharing. Then, when it finishes, turn Time Machine back on.
Click on System Preferences in the dock. Then click on Time Machine in the fourth row of System Preferences. Turn the big switch on the left from ON to OFF. Then do your SHARE or Finalize. Remember to go back later and turn this switch back on.

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