bad file descriptors

Hi, Anna.

Per this page, a Bad File Descriptor (EBADF error) is

"A file descriptor argument was out of range, referred to no open file, or a read (write) request was made to a file that was only open for writing (reading)."

This would tend to imply that either the file in question, or the volume's directory, is corrupted.

See:

1. My "Resolving Disk, Permission, and Cache Corruption" FAQ. Perform the steps therein in the order specified.

2. My "Finding corrupted files" FAQ.

Good luck!

😉 Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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