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trash from my segate external hard disk.But i am unable to empty my trash box ,getting an error(Error code -36)how to trash?

I had moved some folder to trash from my segate external hard disk.But i am unable to empty my trash box ,getting an error:The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in “” can’t be read or written. (Error code -36): pls advise,how to trash

MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3), Software Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 (11D

Posted on Feb 26, 2013 12:45 AM

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Feb 26, 2013 10:09 AM in response to Prasadphotography

Hi, what format is the external drive?


Well, in pure Apple File System talk... -36 ioErr I/O error (bummers)


Not very helpful, but generally means a Drive quit being Readable or Writable since starting the operation...


http://fuzzy.wordpress.com/2006/12/10/ioerror-36/


The other -36 is a Windows/SMB issue.


Solving Trash Problems...


http://thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html

trash from my segate external hard disk.But i am unable to empty my trash box ,getting an error(Error code -36)how to trash?

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