"Write Error on file _themes\
Typically, this error happens when you are making changes to a theme and decide to make backups of some of your images by doing a simple file copy and paste. I'm not exactly sure what about this process causes the error, but simply moving the copied files to the desktop (or somewhere other then the theme folder) should correct the problem. Be sure to perform another IISRESET before re-selecting the theme.
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I had this issue after I copied the files over to a Mac to edit in Photoshop, ziped the files, copied the archive back to the IIS server, then unzipped. Either the Mac or the Zipping created an invisible file called ".DS_Store". When you try and apply the theme, Sharepoint copies the file from the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\TEMPLATE\THEMES\YOURTHEME file into the internal Sharepoint database. Since .DS_Store is not a recognized file type, it causes a write error. Deleting this file made the error go away.
I think the problem is the underscore in both of our cases. In my case, windows adds an underscore when it makes a new name for a copied file.
Or maybe a space in my case... I dunno, all I know for sure is certain filenames cause this error.
Aesthetica had the goods. In my case, it was a backup file by my favourite text editor (theme.css~) which was causing the problem. Remove the file, re-apply the theme, and it works.
The bad file that was throwing my sharepoint server off when trying to change to a modified theme was duplicate files with () brackets in the filename that windows names by default for a copied file.
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