Error code -36, what is it?

I tried to drag a desktop file (AIF file) into a folder, but got an error code -36 message. Restarting the Mac Studio fixed the issue, but anyone know why this occurred in the first place, and is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening again?


Thanks!


Mac Studio, macOS 13.3

Posted on May 17, 2023 12:41 PM

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Posted on May 17, 2023 1:02 PM

About Error code 36 on mac

The error code 36 occurs when Finder can't read or write data from any file. The affected file usually has the extension with a dot and an underscore (say . DS_Store). You need to resolve the error to perform various operations on files from Finder in your Mac

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Error code -36, what is it?

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