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I am trying to copy my iPhoto Library to an external hard drive and keep getting an Error -36. How can I copy the library successfully?
iMac (27-inch Late 2009), iOS 7.0.2
The external hard drive's file system is either corrupted, or more likely, the external HD has physically failed:
ioErr = -36, /*I/O error (bummers)*/
Thanks for answering nbar. The external drive is new, and the Genius Bar formatted it for me today. I will drag the "copy" to the trash, check the HD, and try again. The copied folder show it has 261.93 GB copied, but the folders don't open. Again, thanks for any suggestions
You're welcome. The drive is bad. I would return it and get a new one. You can try using a different USB cable and test.
Have you explored More like this --> on the right hand side of the web page.
(You need to click on the email link - Go to the Messageto return to the webpage.)
In there is the suggestion that the iPhoto Library itself could be the source of the error, i.e not a hardware disk error but a software error.
This is a good point that I definitely overlooked.
Whoops, this reply was intended for roam
Message was edited by: nbar
It's more likely there's a problem with the library like Eric proposed. Try his suggestion and if that doesn't help try Deleteplz's suggestion.
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I am trying to copy my iPhoto Library to an external hard drive. I keep getting error -36. What can I do to copy it?
