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Error code -36 when copying files to external hard drive
Each time I attempt to copy files to a particular HDD, I get the following message:
The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in
“filename.extension” can’t be read or written.
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Unable to mount External HD - Mac OS Extended
UPDATE: I am able to recover quite a bit with Disk Drill it seems. I'm hoping this proves fruitful. Thanks to those who offered insight!
For context, I've been asked to provide footage for a client ...
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Bootcamp Disk Partition Error (APFS error code 49187)
First of all, I downloaded the iso file to bootcamp and opened the Bootcamp assistant. After the support program was downloaded, the disk went to the partitioning stage but started giving an error.
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cannot mount Sandisk External SSD Extreme - APFS error 49218
After a reboot I am unable to mount an external USB-C SSD with Catalina 10.15.5
Disk Utility is recognizing the disk, I can see a "disk3" container with my APFS volume , but once I try to ...
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Cannot access external drive [duplicate]
I have a seagate 2013 or 2014 external hard drive which has been working fine up until yesterday. The drive wont appear anywhere on my mac- not on desktop, finder, disk utility wont ever finish ...
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Many apps just disappeared from my machine after low storage warnings?
I was using my Mac last night, and at some point I got a warning that my disk had filled up. I checked Macintosh HD, and it reported having over 5GB free, so I ignored the warning. I started to notice ...
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Hard drive formatting: error message -69760
I can't access my TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 Media external hard drive. Now I'm trying to format it but I get this error message:
Erasing "TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 Media" (disk3) and creating ...
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LaCie external disk setup assistant immediately quits unexpectedly on Mac OS X 10.7
In order to upgrade the operating system on my old 2011 MacBook Air running macOS 10.7, I first wanted to back up the contents of the hard drive to an external disk. I already had a fresh, unused ...
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Disk Utility First Aid error
I got the following message when I try Disk Utility First Aid. Is there a way to fix the problem? (I have macOS 10.14.4.)
Running First Aid on “usbhd” (disk3s1)
Repairing file system.
Volume is ...
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Mojave: warning using disk utility: invalid bsd_flags
IMac: Using the disk utility, I get a warning: inode_val: object (oid 0x176461): invalid bsd_flags (0x10)
strong text
I have tried to erase HD and reinstall Mojave twice. In vain. Tried to restore ...
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Time Machine wants 4.50 PB to backup 266.14GB
I'm currently unable to backup via Time Machine, as backups fail with the following error message:
"Time Machine couldn't complete the backup to "Time Machine"". "The backup disk needs 4.50 PB for ...
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Testdisk show unusual media descriptor (0xf8!=0xf0) on hard drive
Running TestDisk 7.1, I'm getting a "Unusual media descriptor (0xf8=0xf0)" error on what was a perfectly functional hard drive.
Please see the attached photo.
How do I diagnose and recover from ...
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Error when overwriting hard drive with terminal
Tituss-MBP:~ tituswong$ diskutil secureErase freespace 0 /dev/disk1
Started erase on disk1 Macintosh HD
Creating a temporary file
Securely erasing a file
Creating a secondary temporary file
Mounting ...
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How to clean computer from recovery mode terminal? Stopped working after had about 33MB left
How to clean computer from recovery mode terminal? Stopped working after had about 33MB left. Now is loading until middle and stuck, then shut down automatically.
In recovery mode I have a terminal, ...
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Copy single file with I/O errors
I would like to copy a file from one disk (HDD with filesystem NTFS) to another (SSD with ExFAT, if it matters).
The problem occurs in the middle of the copy process, showing me the following message:
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How can I create a backup of my iMac when it won't start and recovery mode fails
At this point I'm just trying to get a copy of my hard drive before I wipe it.
I have an iMac running El Capitan and I am unable to login to my user account (spinning wheel of death).
I've tried to ...
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Incorrect number of file hard links
DiskUtility on Yosemite gave me this error message :
Incorrect number of file hard links
I would like to repair my disk but i don't know if it will erase all my documents.
Can someone tell me ...
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Unrepairable error in disk structure in Onyx
I've run Onyx 3.1.7 and received the following disk structure error:
Error: -69845: File system verify or repair failed
Underlying error: 8: POSIX reports: Exec format error
The disk needs to be ...
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Error while unpartitioning hard drive?
I've tried to install Ubuntu (and gave up), but now there's a stuck partition, of 24.22 gigabytes.
The pink shows the partition.
I want to unpartition it, but when I try to delete it, an error shows....
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Cannot Repair Macintosh HD, after loading into OS X, it becomes an X
When I restart the computer and it's loading with the Apple logo, waiting for few seconds, then the apple icon becomes an X.
My Mac is OS X El Capitan (v10.11.3).
I used Disk Utility "First Aid&...
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Error installing OSX El Capitan
I am trying to install OSX El Capitan in a Mac Mini but I get the error:
OS X could not be installed on your computer!
A disk with a mount point is required
Quit the installer to restart ...
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Finder reports error code -36 when copying some files
I have a 4.6GB file on my hard drive. Today when I tried to copy it to another machine through network, I got the following error message from Finder halfway through the copy:
The Finder can't ...
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Apple Hardware Test result: 4HDD/11/40000000: SATA(0,0). But repaired Disk and Permissions w/o a problem
Ran an Apple Hardware Test. Result: 4HDD/11/40000000: SATA(0,0).
Then repaired Disk and Permissions. Result: Volume appears to be okay.
But during use, sometimes it freezes randomly and my MBP ...
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My macbook pro troubleshoot reset with grey screen
My macbook pro is MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012), 8G ram, and run OS 10.10.4.
I have upgraded storage from 500GB HDD to Crucial M550 SSD. I removed dvd drive and use optical bay to keep 500GB HDD as ...
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Error: "The operation can’t be completed because one or more required items can’t be found. (Error code -43)"
I accidentally pulled an NTFS hard drive out of my Mac OS X Mavericks machine several times and realized that I accidentally created multiple entries of many different names in my /Volumes/ folder. ...
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Apple infinite load. I/O error and even a new HD
My mac mini from the 2011 refused to boot. Apple logo and loading image forever..
I tried cmd+s: Went through all the steps from the applejack, tried fsck -fy, all semmed pok,
Tried cmd+v: It wouldn'...
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Something appears to be corrupting my kernel.log file, causing 5-10 second lock ups. What gives?
The Problem:
Lately, every 10 minutes or so, my MacbookPro8,2 has been freezing up for 5-10 seconds. During those 5-10 seconds, video/audio content stops playing, all applications lock up, and hitting ...
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What steps can I take to recover data from a FileVault 2 encrypted boot volume that won't boot and is stuck in "converting" status?
I have a 2008 Macbook Pro running OS X 10.8 on a 500GB (upgraded from original) 1-2 year old hard drive. The drive was encrypted with FileVault2, and the system was running fine a few months ago until ...
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Unable to unmount drive!
Somehow my harddrive seems to fail, I am not able to startup anymore. When I started in verbose mode, I noticed that the harddrive return I/O Errors and the B-Node-Tree seems to be corrupted.
I was ...
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How can I copy a file from a CD when Finder reports error code -36?
I have a CD. I copied the whole CD to another location - except for one file. When trying to copy that particular file, I get following error:
The Finder can't complete the operation because some ...
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Refreshed MacBook + BootCamp unable to boot restored Windows 7 partition
I recently had my MacBook's HDD crap out on me. The OS X partition, in particular, quit working, but my Windows 7 partition was still in decent enough shape for me to grab an image. I got a ...
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