Hi, so how do you access a partially copied folder?
When you normally copied if you suddenly stopped during the progress you could at least access whatever files successfully copied, now you cant, is there any way to see whats inside my partially copied folders?
iMac 27″
No, there is no such option. What you are seeing is not expected behavior and implies corruption has entered the picture. Have you simply tried restarting/rebooting your Mac?
mrsbluch wrote:
I've been trying to copy an old archive folder containing 138,761 items from about 1996-2011. The copying stopped with an .sit file it didn't like ("the filename is either too long or .. something else"), and because there was no option to skip, well, I'm stuck with an incomplete copy with inaccessible files.
For large copy transfers I will either use the command line (not for everyone) or the paid third party app Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC). CCC allows you to select or deselect items to copy, plus it will alert if there are any issues and note it in the log so if you choose the "skip all" option when an error is encountered, then you can look in the log to see what items did not copy. I never use the Finder these days since so many little things will have the Finder copy get stuck. It won't alert if elevated root privileges are needed for a sub folder.
I don't know why Apple changed the behavior of macOS, but it is annoying.
Edit: SuperDuper is another third party app that has a good reputation.
SOLVED!
create an alias of the unfished GHOST folder, once you do you the alias will let yu see whats inside up till that point you cancelled the copy process or it was interrupted, you how ever can only see what was finished copied not what was not.
but thats normal!
I've been trying to copy an old archive folder containing 138,761 items from about 1996-2011. The copying stopped with an .sit file it didn't like ("the filename is either too long or .. something else"), and because there was no option to skip, well, I'm stuck with an incomplete copy with inaccessible files.
On advice here, I used an alias to locate the problem file (not made so easy either when OS doesn't copy sequentially any more), and unarchived to view, then deleted it.
Attempting to restart the copy I was given an option to merge, but the copy immediately failed "The operation can't be completed because an unexpected error occured (error code 0)" Guess that means I can't modify?
Meaning the copying workflow is completely useless in the case of a file that won't copy. 2024? Lame.
Without a resumable copy workflow that works, I'm left to do the copying from scratch in many many small chunks. Every time I hit a problem I have to copy the new problem sub-folder again from scratch in smaller chunks, and use the alias to isolate the problem. It's going to be a long night! Unbelievably painful. Thanks Apple.
The only redeemable feature is using the alias to access and extract folders I want so I don't need to copy them twice.
If you had this folder previously, did you try restoring it from a Time Machine backup?
no im not trying to restore anything, just want to know how to access content in a folder I stoped while its as almost finished copying., I say about 98%, usually I can see inside the folders and trash whatever was not finished but I dont see any prefs or options to access an un finished folder now
Im not trying to recover data - files etc , did my question seem complicated or confusing?
Iam asking why we cant access a partially copied folder...I just tried again and when try opening a partially copied folder I only see some arrow to continue copying or start over., is the option to open a partially copied folder not available any more?
I have never seen the option to stop copying and access its content before it has finished. It seems to me that the Mac OS wouldn't like this, though perhaps others have more insight,
Why not complete the copying and edit the contents of the folder after completion?
Or remove the contents from the original folder that you don't want or want to edit?
hmm, every Mac osx version up until Samona had it, you must be very young or did not notice?
So according to the replies here, no one wants to even discuss if or why Apple does not offer the normal copy procedure any more? like its copy all or nothing even if a power outage took place n a large 200s of GB folder or user cancels manually to access something because its taking days.?
you sure there is no way to open a folder that was interrupted while copying?
there is zero to do with anything like corruption
Its not complicate but of course apple seems to make nothing complicated, simply task like copying a file to another drive or a folder used to behave like this in OS9, why in the world would apple circle more things in the latest os SONOMA? what do you gain by making newer systems behave like windows 5 or os9?
You copy a folder, its not a package or applications, its a folder, whatever does not make it doe snot get copied, what ver does should at least be available..just like when Apple advanced the system into os10., but I guess stirring trouble is more profiting so changing back to the Stone Age and talking condescending to customers means they are observed by a computer more then using it like its supposed to work
GavrielTech wrote:
Why don't you just do what I mentioned above...
Certainly this gives access to files completed, but then I was faced with the problem of copying the other files. @HWTech's recommendation to use CCC should avoid both our problems in the first place.
HWTech wrote:
For large copy transfers I will either use the command line (not for everyone) or the paid third party app Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC).
Excellent! I'll dust off my old copy and try to get it started :)
Why don't you just do what I mentioned above, make an alias of the folder, you then have access to copy the files completed.
How do you access a partially copied folder?
