Error code while copying file?

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Error code while copying file?

I have an imovie file (13.43 GB) that I am trying to get off of my Tiger G5, 10.4.8. I am trying to drag and drop onto my firewire MAXTOR backup harddrive that has 155.86 GB of memory available. Halfway through the file transfer (estimated to take 9 minutes), an error code pops up "Sorry, the operation could not be completed. Unexpected error occured. Error code -1309." I've tried to find a list of OSX error codes to no avail. I tried shortening the file name (to just three characters plus the ".iMovieProject". I've tried to do it with no programs open. I have no idea why it won't transfer. I don't want to trash it, I want to archive it on MAXTOR. Please help. Thank you.

G5, Mac OS X (10.4.8), MAXTOR firewire HD

Posted on Dec 26, 2006 12:51 PM

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all thumbs Author

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Dec 26, 2006 6:32 PM in response to all thumbs

I also tried zipping the file in the "create archive file" under "File" and it wasn't compressed enough, apparently. So what if the file is 13+ GB? Does a hardrive choke if it has to swallow that much data through a firewire data transfer?

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baltwo

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Dec 26, 2006 5:49 PM in response to all thumbs

According to the MacErrors.h file, located in /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CarbonC ore.framework/Versions/A/Headers/, the error is:

fileBoundsErr = -1309, /*file's EOF, offset, mark or size is too big*/

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all thumbs Author

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Dec 26, 2006 7:22 PM in response to all thumbs

I also tried zipping the file in the "create archive file" under "File" and it wasn't compressed enough, apparently. So what if the file is 13+ GB? Does a hardrive choke if it has to swallow that much data through a firewire data transfer?

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baltwo

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Dec 26, 2006 7:29 PM in response to all thumbs

Thanks for the feedback. Don't know. I don't have anything that large to test with and don't do movies or projects.

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all thumbs Author

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Dec 26, 2006 7:35 PM in response to baltwo

Maybe I should troubleshoot MAXTOR's transfer info rather than Apple. I've had this backup harddrive for a couple of years now and it has been flawless and super easy to use. Just drag and drop. GRRRRRR. Frustrating!

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jgowrie

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Dec 29, 2006 5:21 PM in response to all thumbs

I am having the exact same issue while trying to copy a 13GB + imovie file. I get about 1/3rd or the way through the copy and receive the same error. My drive is a 100GB Maxtor USB drive.

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Niel

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Dec 29, 2006 5:43 PM in response to all thumbs

Select the disk in the Finder and choose Get Info from the File menu; if the disk's format is listed as MS-DOS or FAT32, you cannot copy or store a file which is 4GB or larger on it regardless of how much space is available on the drive. You need to either segment the file, or use the Disk Utility in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder to reformat the drive in the Mac OS Extended format.

If you need to access the drive from a PC, you can either install MacDrive on the PC, or follow the instructions on this page.

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jgowrie

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Dec 30, 2006 8:43 AM in response to Niel

Thank you so much. My USB drive is formatted MS DOS FAT 32 so I'll back up the files and reformat the drive.

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