Jim Constant

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Q: What does Error code -36 mean?

I'm trying to copy some movie clips from one external drive to another and I get the following message:

"The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in “clip-2012-05-06 13;06;17.dv” can’t be read or written.

(Error code -36)"

I've searched f

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1), 2.2 Ghz Intel Core i7

Posted on Sep 16, 2012 9:48 PM

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by sberman,Helpful

sberman Sep 16, 2012 10:30 PM in response to Jim Constant
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Sep 16, 2012 10:30 PM in response to Jim Constant

Here's a writeup about error -36:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2433
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Kappy Sep 16, 2012 10:35 PM in response to Jim Constant
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Sep 16, 2012 10:35 PM in response to Jim Constant

I-O error -36 « fuzzybrain|daisychain|blogdrain

This error has many causes not the least of which might involve copying files to or from MSDOS formatted disks. However, your error suggests a simple cause - you have a bad file.
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by Jim Constant,

Jim Constant Sep 17, 2012 7:27 AM in response to sberman
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Sep 17, 2012 7:27 AM in response to sberman

Thankh you both.

My original post got cut off but I was saying that I'd searched for an answer but couldn't find anything about this specific error code.

I was successfully able to copy the very same folder containing this problem file to my internal HD. I experienced the message only when copy from one external to another external. The target external drive has two partitions; one is Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) while the other is Windows NTFS. I'm copying to the OS X partition so I'd be surprised if the other partition has anything to do with it.

Anyway, thanks again for the help.
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