I use a LACIE external hard drive to back up via Time Machine. I am having problems backing up, the backup starts and goes through 'prepare items' and then starts to back up, then stops about a quarter of the way through to 'clean up' and then 'fails' I used the Time Machine Buddy and the error message is :
Error (-36) NO Copying/Applications/Utilities/Java
Can anyone suggest what I can do to fix this?
Many thanks
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Apple Error codes - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1618 - -36 ioErr I/O error (bummers)
General information on I/O error -36 - http://fuzzy.wordpress.com/2006/12/10/ioerror-36/
Error -36 reported when copying files to external drive - http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8467699
Error -36 and filename characteristics - http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9629287 - FAT drives may not like all Mac filenames
AD topic on Error -36 trouble shooting - http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8586572
Thanks for your quick reply Limnos. Have looked at the links you supplied.
Have tried disconnecting and re connecting firewire in case its that - no change
I have looked at the Console App in Utilities and the record says 'Failed to count the number of files in "Systems/Library/Startupitems" - No such file or directory'
Not sure what the above means.
Based on the various links I will have a go with Disk Utility - stupid question but if I want to check the external hard drive then I assume that I will need to have it switched on when I go into Disk Utility? As you can tell my IT skills are not well developed!
I wondered if the reference to Java in the log on Time Machine Buddy meant that the problem was related to Java - I had a look at the Java preferences but it suggested that the settings should be left as they were (unless you were very expert!)
Thanks for your help so far
error backing up from Time Machine
