For months I have been copying image files to an external drive connected via USB. All of a sudden I get the prompt the finder can't copy because some data can't be read or written )error -36). The card WILL copy to the iMac's internal drive. Any thoughts?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
Hi Bill, I suspect that USB drive might be FAT32 Format, is that so?
If so, the root of the drive will be limited to 128 to 255 item, & you need to remove at least one item to makje a Folder to put new ones into, or move exiting ones to.
Hi Bill, I suspect that USB drive might be FAT32 Format, is that so?
If so, the root of the drive will be limited to 128 to 255 item, & you need to remove at least one item to makje a Folder to put new ones into, or move exiting ones to.
Thanks for the suggestion. There are only 105 items on the drive and I can create new folders on it. I still can't copy images into those folders. The format for the 1 TB drive under Disk Utility says: "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" and that 80.88 GB are available. (I don;t know how to determine iof its FAT32.) Everyone can read/write to the volume.
OK, it's not FAT32 then, & that error...
| 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/
So, I thing the external drive is either failing or possibly if it has an AC power supply that is failing, quite common on those.
Many brands more than mentioned, & the hissing is far less frequent than the i/o errors are...
Thanks again. I think the drive (or power source) is failing, so I'm just hopeful I can repair it long enough to retrieve all the images; some are not yet backed up.
What brand & model is it?
Other World Computing 1 TB portable pocket drive.
Might call them & see if they have replacement DC PSU.
Unable to transfer image files
