error code

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error code

I have been trying to transfer a couple of iMovies to my external hard drive. But when I do, I get the same error message both each file -- "the operation can't be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code 0)". I have looked throughout the Apple web site and cannot find this. Suggestions?

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Nov 5, 2009 8:31 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 5, 2009 11:26 PM in response to Community User

Hi

No - can't find it in my list either.

A. What kind of external drive ?

B. FireWire or USB/USB2 ?

C. Formatted as Mac OS Extended - or - UNIX/DOS/FAT32/Mac OS Exchange ?

D. Free space on internal AND external hard disk ? How much ?

Yours Bengt W

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Answer 2

Nov 5, 2009 11:37 PM in response to Community User

Tom Mccrady2 wrote:
.. transfer a couple of iMovies to my external hard drive. .. an unexpected error occurred (error code 0)". ..

obviously, I'm using the same List of Errors as Bengt - -1, +1, but no error 0 .. 🙂

I mostly assume, your ext. harddrive is formatted to 'Windows'/fat32 (=select drive in Finder, Apple-i, read under 'format') and your videos are longer than ~20min .. fat32 has a 4GB-per-file-limit => export kaputt .. 🙂

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Answer 3

Nov 6, 2009 12:12 AM in response to Community User

"the operation can't be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code 0)"

Whatever source of that error, it isn't from any Apple software. According to Apple, 0 means "No error"!

So it might be a third party driver for the external drive throwing the error message and NOT providing a proper error code (error number).

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Answer 4

TresRoque

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Nov 10, 2009 9:05 AM in response to Community User

There problem appears to be the size of the files you're moving.

See this:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10107041&#10107041

Is it possible to move them in smaller chunks? That's the only solution that seems to be out there. Apple problem or not, it still ***** - you'd expect to be able to move a few largish files in this day and age.

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