IPhoto 9.2.3/Lion will not let me export my library.

Hello all,
I am running the latest version of iPhoto (9.2.3) on Mac OSX Lion 10.7.4.
When I try to export my photo library, I eventually get an error approximately half-way through the export that "Cannot create...."
I have tried changing the format (Original, Current, etc.) as well as the scheme (Numbered, File Name, Album Name, etc.) and it has made no difference.
I have also tried rebuilding the iPhoto library and repairing permissions, it has made no difference.
Has anyone else run into this issue, and if so, how did you fix it? I am fit to be tied with iPhoto, this has been going on for nearly three days and I am still nowhere closer to a fix. Please help if you can, thanks.
John

That's not the latest version if iPhoto. But I would be sure to fix this before updating.
This 'Cannot create...' error can be down to a number of things, but the two most commn are:
1. Trying to export to somewhere that cannot deal with the amount of data your exporting. For instance to the top level of a FAT drive or an overcrowded disk. So, where are you exporting to?
2. Corruption in the Library: can you view all the photos at full size?
Regards
TD

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