Target file size changes

Hi experts,
In my scenario the file that gets created in the target dir has shown the following pattern.
Expected size: 250MB
first the file got created with 4MB size then it went to 0MB n then raised again to 4MB n then again went to 2MB and after few more changes like this, the final size created was 120MB.
This has happened 2-3 times in the past few weeks and it can not be replicated in the QA/DEV as its very random but a big pain when it happens.
Plz tell me, what could have caused it?
what are all the possibilites that need to be considered?
THANKS n REGARDS
VJ

first the file got created with 4MB size then it went to 0MB n then raised again to 4MB n then again went to
2MB and after few more changes like this, the final size created was 120MB.
Insufficient disk space can be one of the reasons.....was any other program using the space when the above file was being written?
Regards,
Abhishek.

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