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Q: (error code -8058) OS X ML

I am having a bunch of problems with my MacBook Pro 15" (Early 2011) after upgrading to Mountain Lion.

 

OS X ML or some sort of virus is creating folders on its own with different names, which I cannot select, open, drag, nor delete! The names that came up until now are: Movies, Folder, and Images. (See photo).

 

Screen Shot 2012-08-31 at 10.10.34 PM.png

If I select the file, for ex. GOPR1160.JPG hold Shift Key and click on GOPR1135.mov, the folder Movies is than selected together with the two other files. When I try to drag them to trash by clicking and holding the Movies folder, nothing moves. I am only able to do this through draging through the two other files. Once I send them to trash I get this message:

 

Screen Shot 2012-08-31 at 10.21.44 PM.png

 

I hit delete and then try to empty the trash, I get this error:

 

The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8058).

 

The folders Movies, Images and Folder remain where I found them and cannot be deleted.

 

Is this a Mac Virus and is my computer infected? What should I do? I don't have a back up disk and am concerned that I might lose information from my MBP.

 

Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2011, 15"

Posted on Aug 31, 2012 1:27 PM

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Q: (error code -8058) OS X ML

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  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Aug 31, 2012 1:53 PM in response to agons
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    Aug 31, 2012 1:53 PM in response to agons

    Is the folder Arranged by Kind?

     

    Those look like the placeholders for the Arrangement groupings.

     

    What build number of Mountain Lion is it? You can get the build number from the About this Mac dialog. Click on the version number and it will display the build number.

  • by agons,

    agons agons Aug 31, 2012 2:44 PM in response to Barney-15E
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    Aug 31, 2012 2:44 PM in response to Barney-15E

    Yes they are arranged by kind, but it isnt the placeholders. The placeholders looks like this:

     

    Screen Shot 2012-08-31 at 11.40.35 PM.png

    The Build number is 12B19.

     

    Any idea?

     

    Thank you.

  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Aug 31, 2012 8:29 PM in response to agons
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    Aug 31, 2012 8:29 PM in response to agons

    Yes, that's what the placeholders are supposed to look like, but on some early builds, they showed up as folders sometimes. I imagine something that is supposed to translate them into the divisions isn't working correctly. I have no idea what that might be, though.

  • by agons,

    agons agons Sep 2, 2012 12:35 PM in response to Barney-15E
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    Sep 2, 2012 12:35 PM in response to Barney-15E

    Now the folders are not there:
    Screen Shot 2012-09-02 at 9.33.03 PM.png

     

    And the files are not in a row from a-z and 1-9.

     

    In addition to this problem, my mac is running very slow from time to time. Sometimes, I type in something, the screen does not display what I typed. It appears after a second or two.

  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Sep 2, 2012 1:28 PM in response to agons
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    Sep 2, 2012 1:28 PM in response to agons

    You can have an arrangment by kind and a Sort by something else.

     

    If I were you, I'd reinstall Mountain Lion. If it is also running slow, something may be corrupted which you see by the folder placeholders showing themselves.

  • by agons,

    agons agons Sep 2, 2012 2:51 PM in response to Barney-15E
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    Sep 2, 2012 2:51 PM in response to Barney-15E

    Should I be worried about the files on the HDD. I don't have an external HDD to create a back up. Is it safe to reinstall ML with files on?

  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Sep 2, 2012 6:25 PM in response to agons
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    Sep 2, 2012 6:25 PM in response to agons

    It's never really safe to do anything without a backup.

    Reinstalling should not damage or erase your files, but the odds of it happening are inversely proportional to the number of backups you have.