Error -36 Airport Time Capsule

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Error -36 Airport Time Capsule

Out of nowhere my Airport Time Capsule started giving me issues. Whenever I try and open files that are saved on it, I get this error:

Some files will open, but most won't. I don't know what's going on and can't seem to find anything about this error. Does anybody know what can be causing this? It's not the files themselves, because if I drag and drop them to my desktop they will open from there, just not when I try and open them through external HD. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Sierra (10.12.2)

Posted on Jan 18, 2017 9:18 PM

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Answer 1

Bob Timmons

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Jan 18, 2017 10:11 PM in response to LoopNessMonster

It's a bug that came along with the latest update to Sierra (10.12.2)

A possible workaround might be to.......

Open AirPort Utility and click on the picture of the Time Capsule

Jot down the LAN IP address

On your Mac.....

Click anywhere on the open desktop so that the Finder menus are displayed at the top of the screen

Click the Go menu

Click Connect to Server

Enter the following in the Server Address box......

smb://LAN IPaddress from above.....example if the LAN IP address is 10.0.1.10.....enter smb://10.0.1.10

Click Connect

Enter the Time Capsule admin password

Click Connect

No guarantees.....works for some, but not others

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Answer 2

Jan 18, 2017 10:10 PM in response to Bob Timmons

Thanks Bob, it worked! I appreciate your help. I will just have to use this workaround til they release an update that fixes this. Do you know if there is a way that I can have it connect automatically to that server to eliminate the few steps of entering username and password every time?

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Answer 3

Jan 19, 2017 2:56 AM in response to Bob Timmons

Thanks Bob! Worked for me.

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