I keep getting the following error when trying to copy folders to my AFS external drive.
If I copy individual files then it works fine but as soon as I copy folders with subfolders or files then I'm getting this popup everytime.
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.1
LCMan wrote:
MrHoffman wrote:
LCMan wrote:
I don't have Windows computer. I only have Macs.
Temporarily offload the contents of the NTFS storage device, use Disk Utility to reformat it as HFS+ or APFS, and the whole problem goes away.
Finder should be able to offload contents at least directory by directory.
Are you saying reformat my NTFS external drive that I have data one to HFS+ or APFS? If so, don't this erase all the data in the drive?
That would be the “Temporarily offload the contents of the NTFS storage” part of that suggestion, yes.
Once the data is temporarily elsewhere — onto another external storage device, to internal Mac storage, to iCloud Drive, whatever — the NTFS volume then can be reformatted, the contents re-loaded, and the whole NTFS problem goes away.
If you’re not using that storage to directly connect to and then transfer files directly to or directly from Microsoft Windows, then there’s no need to have the NTFS format around, and there are reasons not to have NTFS around.
If you bought that storage and it came pre-formatted NTFS, usual would be to reformat before first use.
Alas, no Windows, no need for Windows, no need for FAT or ExFAT, and no need for NTFS.
Which is why I suggested getting the individual files off that NTFS volume in batches or in clumps of some or all of the files in a directory or however else, then reformat the NTFS volume, then reload the volume with files, and get NTFS out of the configuration.
I'm trying to get all the files off of the NTFS volume. I just don't want recreate all the individual folders. I have no need for NTFS on this drive anymore.
I can open and play the files on the NTFS external drive. I'm not trying to write to it. I'm simply trying to copy the folder that contains subfolders/files to my AFS drive.
If I select all individual files and copy to my AFS drive, it works fine but I have a tone of subfolders and I don't want to go to every individual folders and recreate the folder then copy all the files. Is there a better way than this slow method?
I'm trying to avoid recreating all individual folders. The individual file copies fine.
I don't have Windows computer. I only have Macs.
How to copy data from NTFS external drive to AFS drive.
