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Error code -1309?

Hi all!

I was trying to copy two ISO image files to my external hard disk and half way through the process, a message popped up saying 'Sorry, the operation could not be completed because an unexpected error occurred. (Error code -1309).", it only happens when I try to transfer those file onto the hard disk, transferring other files are absolutely fine. Does anyone know what this -1309 error code might mean? I've tried google the meaning of it but no luck 😟

PS: The two ISO files are about 12GB in size and I still have around 40GB of capacity on my external hard drive.

Thank you in advance!

Suky

Apple MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Jan 29, 2011 6:54 AM

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Posted on Jan 29, 2011 9:35 AM

Hi Suky,

fileBoundsErr = -1309, /*file's EOF, offset, mark or size is too big*/

Is this external disk perhaps MS-Dos/Fat32 format? If so the file size limit is 4GB.
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Jan 31, 2011 11:19 AM in response to psychosugar

So is there any other option other than formatting the hard disk into NTFS?

If this drive is to be used only with a Mac, format the external to Mac Extended with Disk Utility (this will erase all the contents of the drive).

If you have to use a drive with a Mac, and a PC, and you have to have >4GB files there is no ideal solution. You can try formatting to Mac and using MacDrive on the PC to read the Mac drive. You can try [NTFS-3G|http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system diskutilities/ntfs3g.html] to work with NTFS drives on a Mac.

Alternatively, you can segment your large file using a tools such as Split&Concat.
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Jan 31, 2011 11:18 AM in response to psychosugar

Reformatting is likely the solution, NTFS if it needs to share with a PC, HFS+ if not.

But to get Write to NTFS to work you need...

NTFS-3G Stable Read/Write Driver...

http://www.ntfs-3g.org/

MacFUSE: Full Read-Write NTFS for Mac OS X, Among Others...

http://www.osnews.com/story/16930

MacDrive for the PCs... allows them to Read/Write HFS+...

http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/

But if there's a PC involved, can you not Fileshare & transfer them to the PC, (assuming it's NTFS)?
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