Backup failed: can't link file

Hi,
Somehow one hard disk went south, one that I luckily used to backup with Time Machine, so no harm done there, and now after bringing a drive up again, using the very same volume name, restoring with Time Machine was a piece a cake.
But, on the other hand, now whenever I try to have this new "old" volume being backed up with Time Machine, the latter reports a failure due to not being able to link files (something about UUIDs or similar).
How can I resolve this and get everything working as smoothly and neatly as before without loosing any of my backups or having to use another disk for the backup?
- MMHein

Hi,
Well my environment consists of:
*) Mac Mini (internal HD, 120GB, 42GB free, name "S" = System)
*) USB HD (external HD, Maxtor OneTouch 750GB, 408GB free, name "B" = Backup)
*) USB HD (external HD, Maxtor 250GB, 61GB free, name "D" = Data)
When volume/drive "D" got corrupted and couldn't be repaired or recovered, I had to sweep the partition, re-partition the drive and format it again, using the very same name for the volume as before ("D").
Next step was to perform a restore of the previously backed up contents of the former volume "D". As all my Time Machine backups are done exclusively to volume "B" it was rather a piece of cake, only a bit time-comsuming as I had something around 120GB to restore.
Having successfully accomplished this I now wanted to configure Time Machine to backup volume "D" again (which I have disabled for the duration of the restore). At first it seem to work just as intended (and it actually took quite a long time), but in the end Time Machine quit with an error message, saying it couldn't complete the backup ("...can't link files..."; so unfortunately an error message not found under the link you posted ).
In the system log the following entries can be found:
Jan 6 14:55:03 MH-Mac-Mini /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[4434]: Starting standard backup
Jan 6 14:55:03 MH-Mac-Mini /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[4434]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup/Backups.backupdb
Jan 6 14:55:06 MH-Mac-Mini /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[4434]: Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: MH Mac Mini
Jan 6 14:55:06 MH-Mac-Mini /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[4434]: Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Data
Jan 6 14:55:06 MH-Mac-Mini /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[4434]: Node requires deep traversal:/ reason:kFSEDBEventFlagMustScanSubDirs|kFSEDBEventFlagReasonEventDBUntrustable|
Jan 6 15:16:35 MH-Mac-Mini /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[4434]: Node requires deep traversal:/Volumes/Data reason:kFSEDBEventFlagMustScanSubDirs|
Jan 6 15:17:19 MH-Mac-Mini /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[4434]: No pre-backup thinning needed: 192.30 GB requested (including padding), 248.81 GB available
Jan 6 15:20:13 MH-Mac-Mini /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[4434]: Copied 5361 files (61.3 MB) from volume MH Mac Mini.
Jan 6 21:38:10 MH-Mac-Mini /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[4434]: Copied 34905 files (158.7 GB) from volume Data.
Jan 6 21:38:10 MH-Mac-Mini /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[4434]: Error (12): Link of previous volume failed for Data.
Jan 6 21:38:16 MH-Mac-Mini /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd[4434]: Backup failed with error: 12
Jan 6 21:39:59 MH-Mac-Mini com.apple.launchd[134] (0x10e440.Locum[5039]): Exited: Terminated
Cheers,
MMHein

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Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Bay 3 HPFS+
Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Bay 2 HPFS+
Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
Backup content size: 169.1 GB excluded items size: 0 bytes for volume Bay 3 HPFS+
Backup content size: 305.5 GB excluded items size: 0 bytes for volume Bay 2 HPFS+
Backup content size: 145.7 GB excluded items size: 7.5 MB for volume Macintosh HD
No pre-backup thinning needed: 744.36 GB requested (including padding), 931.15 GB available
Waiting for index to be ready (909 > 0)
Copied 1951 files (169.0 GB) from volume Bay 3 HPFS+.
Copied 4999 files (474.3 GB) from volume Bay 2 HPFS+.
Copied 410304 files (612.4 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
No pre-backup thinning needed: 712.2 MB requested (including padding), 315.09 GB available
Copied 11 files (0 bytes) from volume Bay 3 HPFS+.
Copied 20 files (1.1 GB) from volume Bay 2 HPFS+.
Copied 1103 files (1.1 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Starting post-backup thinning
No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Backup completed successfully.
(Finished May 4, 2010 2:38:17 PM)
I hope this is useful. Thanks for your help.
harv47

TM Error. An error occurred while linking files on the backup volume

I have a 1TB Time Capsule. It's been working great for over a month. I'm now receiving an error.
Time Machine Error
Unable to complete backup. An error occurred while linking files on the backup volume.
I don't know what has happened to cause this error. Does anyone know what has happened and how to fix this? The first time I received this error was when it showed under Available it had over 500 GB and was backing up 89.1 GB. Then the error. The backup scheduled time came up and TM started to backup again. Again with the error. The next time it backed up I made a note of the figures it showed. It starts the backup process "Preparing" and shows under Available 389.1 GB of 929.5 GB. Then Preparing shows that it's backing up, 13.5 GB. Then I get the error pop up. I check Time Machine and under Available it shows 370.3 GB of 929.5 GB. The scheduled time came up again. Available shows 370.3 GB of 929.5 GB and that it's backing up 18.9 GB. I'm trying to see if there is a pattern, for instance 389.1 GB - 370.3 GB = 18.8 GB. It's not 18.9 GB, but it's close. I'm wondering if there is a point which causes the backup to fail and figure out if this can be fixed. I'm stumped. The backups keep getting an error but the Available amount keeps getting lower. Again, any help would be appreciated. Maybe you see something I don't. Thank you.

I forgot to state this in my post; what I noticed beside "Latest Backup", is that it states "Failed ! (! is in a red circle)". (So why does the "Available" amount keep going down? Where is the disk storage space going if it's not backing up?). It started the backup again, it initializes "Latest Backup" by showing a blank. I was curious what it showed when I went into Enter Time Machine. I guess the last good backup was Sunday July 27, 2008 11:21 PM. That's what it shows prior to the NOW selection on the right. The Oldest Backup is June 19, 2008. I thought this might be useful to note.
I thought it would be a good idea to see what Time Machine is doing and record the steps. I know it will involve time and patience, but hopefully I'll find out something. It might be of use to someone.
- It's backing up again and it gets to the point showing that it backed up 18.8 GB of 18.9 GB and stays there for 20 minutes or so.
- Then it shows 18.9 GB of 18.9 GB, and stays at that point for a while.
- Available shows 351.5 GB of 929.5 GB.
- The Failed ! comes up again in Latest Backup. and backup stops.
- Again it looks like the disk storage is used up. (So the questions would be; 1. If the backup failed, where is the space going if the backup failed? 2. How can I get back what should be available and have it show the correct available amount?
It came up to the time it backs up again. It shows that the backup amount will be 18.9 GB. I turned Time Machine OFF. It looks like it will do the same thing. Does anyone know what is happening and what needs to be done to correct this and get my available space back with it recording the correct available amount (xxx.x GB of 929.5 GB)

-36 errors, can't copy files in finder or backup to tape drive

Does anyone know what causes -36 errors and how we can eliminate them? We need to backup our files, but have been unable to do so due to -36 I/O errors in Retrospect. Files on which this error is reported by Retrospect will not copy in the finder, either. I think our hard drive may be bad. How can we recover our files if they cannot be backed-up or copied?
We recently purchased a tape drive for backup, an Exabyte VXA-2 FireWire Tape Drive. We are using VXA-2 V23 (230m) 80GB/160/GB Data Cartridges. I have verified that this drive is supported by Retrospect and that we have the correct tape cartridge. We are backing up one partition of a hard drive that is divided into two partitions. One is the start-up partition, the other is a partition on which we store customer files. We are backing up the partition that stores customer files. The tape drive is attached to and backing up a Macintosh G3 that was recently upgraded from system 9 to OS X 10.3.9 (Panther). The hard drive was not re-formatted before OS X was installed. I have downloaded updates and updated our Retrospect to the latest Retrospect version 6.1.126. I keep getting read errors when trying to backup the customer files partition, although I have ran every good repair program I know of to that partition — TechTool, Disk Warrior and Disk Utility. The tests all say the drive is OK. The only test I have not done recently is a surface scan, as this is an over-night procedure, but plan to do it this evening. A surface scan was done at the beginning of January, but we have continued to have problems. Yesterday morning I ran Disk Utility and it verified that the partition was okay.
I am fairly certain the problem is not with the tape drive, as a test backup up of some of the problem customer files to a file backup on the startup drive also produced many -36 errors. Also the tape drive worked on another Mac with no -36 errors.
The following is an excerpt from the log of last night's backup when the program was backing up (this is a very small portion of the whole log, there was a very long list of files it reported read errors on) Following this excerpt is also an excerpt of errors reported while the program was trying to verify the backup:
∆ Retrospect version 6.1.126
automatically launched at 2/20/2006 7:00 PM
+ Retrospect Driver Update, version 6.1.3.101
+ Normal backup using Files Volume M,W,F BU at 2/20/2006 7:00 PM
To backup set Files Volume M,W,F Set…
- 2/20/2006 7:00:20 PM: Copying Files Volume…
Can't read file “•T+•Files Volume”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/•T+•Files Volume”.
Can't read file “•T+•Files Volume(1)”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/•T+•Files Volume(1)”.
Can't read file “•T+•Files Volume(2)”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/•T+•Files Volume(2)”.
Can't read file “BALANCE PLUS AGREEMENT2.p65”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/Balance Plus Account Agreements/BALANCE PLUS AGREEMENT2.p65”.
Can't read file “Balance Plus Agreements”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/Balance Plus Account Agreements/Balance Plus Agreements”.
Can't read file “BALANCE PLUS.p65”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/Balance Plus Account Agreements/BALANCE PLUS.p65”.
Can't read file “2000/#2(U)”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/cdcguide/2000/#2(U)”.
Can't read file “New Accounts-CSB Final.PMD”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/New Accounts Brochures 10-05/New Accounts-CSB Final.PMD”.
Can't read file “Pacesetter Ad.tiff”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/Pacesetter Bank/Pacesetter Hometown Financing/Pacesetter Ad.tiff”.
Can't read file “SUMMERTIME.p65”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/Summertime/SUMMERTIME.p65”.
Can't read file “RiverFest Comcast1.EPS”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/ Customer Logos & Art/Adelphia/Comcast Logos & Art/RiverFest Comcast1.EPS”.
Can't read file “CHS logo converted to Photoshop”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/ Customer Logos & Art/CHS Logo-Various forms/CHS logo converted to Photoshop”.
Can't read file “CHS logo adjusted/Photoshop.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/ Customer Logos & Art/CHS Logo-Various forms/Adjusted by Karen/CHS logo adjusted/Photoshop.eps”.
Can't read file “FWOLO~13.EPS”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/ Customer Logos & Art/FWO logos/FWO Logos Various Formats/EPS/FWOLO~13.EPS”.
Can't read file “wellnotype.bmp”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/ Customer Logos & Art/well logo for MGH/wellnotype.bmp”.
Can't read file “spencer logo bw.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/spencer new logo/spencer logo bw.eps”.
Can't read file “spencer logo.TIF”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/spencer new logo/spencer logo.TIF”.
Can't read file “DOLCO 900 Master BC 10up old”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Bill Cooke/Bill Cooke-Misc/Dolco Packaging (Bill Cooke)/DOLCO Business Cards/DOLCO BCs/Dolco BCs 10up/DOLCO 900 Master BC 10up old”.
Can't read file “accutech logo color sep.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Accutech Systems/accutech logo color sep.eps”.
Can't read file “Kerr 1 backer.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/Ball & Kerr coupons/Coupons converted to EPS/Kerr 1 backer.eps”.
Can't read file “LNT price labels.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/Jar Toppers / Gift Promo/email to discount labels/LNT price labels.eps”.
Can't read file “A-09.DOT”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/SPD Books / Benefits/OBSOLETE - VERY OLD/alltrista policy book '99/A-09.DOT”.
Can't read file “A-14.DOT”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/SPD Books / Benefits/OBSOLETE - VERY OLD/alltrista policy book '99/A-14.DOT”.
Can't read file “B-21.DOT”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/SPD Books / Benefits/OBSOLETE - VERY OLD/alltrista policy book '99/B-21.DOT”.
Can't read file “B-35.DOT”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/SPD Books / Benefits/OBSOLETE - VERY OLD/alltrista policy book '99/B-35.DOT”.
Can't read file “Visor Install fix.doc”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bartlett Corp./Bartlett Booklets/Visor Installation Booklet/Visor Install fix.doc”.
Can't read file “Visor Program (SD- 1030) B.doc”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bartlett Corp./Bartlett Booklets/Visor Programming Booklet/Visor Program (SD- 1030) B.doc”.
Can't read file “BlueConnect_16pgInstall.qxp”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bartlett Corp./Bartlett books 1.05/ELITE FORMS/BlueConnect_16pgInstall.qxp”.
Can't read file “BlueConnect_28pgUserREV.qxp”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bartlett Corp./Bartlett books 1.05/ELITE FORMS/BlueConnect_28pgUserREV.qxp”.
Can't read file “BlueConnect Installation Instructions 2.doc”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bartlett Corp./Bartlett books 1.05/ELITE FORMS/ORIG FILES/BlueConnect Installation Instructions 2.doc”.
Can't read file “BlueConnect Installation Instructions rev 10-07-05.doc”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bartlett Corp./Bartlett books 1.05/ELITE FORMS/ORIG FILES/BlueConnect Installation Instructions rev 10-07-05.doc”.
Can't read file “BlueConnectInstall16pg.doc”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bartlett Corp./Bartlett books 1.05/ELITE FORMS/ORIG FILES/BlueConnectInstall16pg.doc”.
Can't read file “CONSUMER USERS MANUA1.doc”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bartlett Corp./Bartlett books 1.05/ELITE FORMS/ORIG FILES/CONSUMER USERS MANUA1.doc”.
Can't read file “BlueConnect Reg Card.doc”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bartlett Corp./Bartlett Registration Cards/BC 203 BlueConnect Reg/BlueConnect Reg Card.doc”.
Can't read file “Living Will insert p1.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Cemeteries (Futura Group)/Inserts + Circulars/Cresthaven Living Will Insert 1/06/Living Will insert p1.eps”.
Can't read file “Living Will insert p2.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Cemeteries (Futura Group)/Inserts + Circulars/Cresthaven Living Will Insert 1/06/Living Will insert p2.eps”.
Can't read file “Elm Ridge 4-c vets Page_1.tiff”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Cemeteries (Futura Group)/Inserts + Circulars/Elm Ridge Valor Hill/Elm Ridge 4-c vets Page_1.tiff”.
Can't read file “Elm Ridge 4-c vets Page_2.tiff”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Cemeteries (Futura Group)/Inserts + Circulars/Elm Ridge Valor Hill/Elm Ridge 4-c vets Page_2.tiff”.
Can't read file “Reply card APv.1 (Vets).eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Cemeteries (Futura Group)/Mailers & Promo/Acacia / Rose Hills mailers/PDFs Converted to art/Reply card APv.1 (Vets).eps”.
Can't read file “FinancialPolicyBroch.pub”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/CIO - Central Indiana Ortho/FinancialPolicyBroch.pub”.
Can't read file “CIO logo color sep.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/CIO - Central Indiana Ortho/Bus Cards / Appt Cards/CIO Logos/Art/CIO logo color sep.eps”.
Can't read file “FCC Letterhead Indiana.bmp”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/FCC (formerly Jaytec)/Letterheads/Envelopes/Memo/FCC Letterhead Indiana.bmp”.
Can't read file “habitat envelope.p65”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Habitat for Humanity/habitat envelope.p65”.
Can't read file “Page 2.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/In Touch Dining (Table Talk)/Platter Chatter - Don Halls/Fix in Quark then print to EPS/Page 2.eps”.
Can't read file “brochure”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/My Hair Broker/brochure”.
Can't read file “brochure-1”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/My Hair Broker/brochure-1”.
Can't read file “brochure”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/My Hair Broker/My Hair Broker recovered files/brochure”.
Can't read file “GIFTBOX.epsbitmap”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/CHARLES/MISC FILES/GIFTBOX.epsbitmap”.
Can't read file “ASC LetterHeadFinal.EPS”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Clayton/Accutech/original art (emailed)/ASC LetterHeadFinal.EPS”.
Can't read file “TSC 104 and 111.pdf”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Clayton/Shelbourne Clinic forms/Fixed Files/TSC 104 and 111.pdf”.
Can't read file “TSC 116 Initial Note.pdf”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Clayton/Shelbourne Clinic forms/Fixed Files/TSC 116 Initial Note.pdf”.
Can't read file “sptslogo screen sep.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Clayton/Sports Physical Therapy (SPTS)/logos & art/sptslogo screen sep.eps”.
Can't read file “sptslogo spot sep cool gray.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Clayton/Sports Physical Therapy (SPTS)/logos & art/sptslogo spot sep cool gray.eps”.
Can't read file “A Stout BCs 12 up all names”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/A Stout Furniture & Bedding/Business Cards/A Stout BCs 12 up all names”.
Can't read file “bifold on grstrosprep2.qxd”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Cntrl Ind Gastr/Old Files (backup)/03DET0609 (CGIC Prep 4)/bifold on grstrosprep2.qxd”.
Can't read file “MAP_DUO.tif”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Cntrl Ind Gastr/Old Files (backup)/04DET0076 (CGIC Prep 1)/Pictures/MAP_DUO.tif”.
Can't read file “bifold on grstrosprep2.qxd”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Cntrl Ind Gastr/Use Current Files on PC!!/Central Ind Gastro Brochures/03DET0609 (CGIC Prep 4)/bifold on grstrosprep2.qxd”.
Can't read file “Beth Business Card.2”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/Art/Beth Business Card.2”.
Can't read file “frankfort map gray.tif”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/Art/frankfort map gray.tif”.
Can't read file “lafayette map.tif”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/Art/lafayette map.tif”.
Can't read file “white county gray.tif”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/Art/white county gray.tif”.
Can't read file “Hoosier Lottery HL-ARC.pmd”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Hoosier Lottery/Age Restriction Cards 2005/Hoosier Lottery HL-ARC.pmd”.
Can't read file “HCI_card2.tiff”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Hunter Construction Inc./HCI_card2.tiff”.
Can't read file “IOH 016 steroid epideral inject”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/IOH - Indy Ortho Hospital/IOH 016 steroid epideral inject”.
Can't read file “IOHLOGO.TIF”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/IOH - Indy Ortho Hospital/Indiana Ortho Hospital logos/logo file from customer/IOHLOGO.TIF”.
Can't read file “OIFI 610 Reg Env Fishers.pmd”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Ortho Indy/Envelopes/OIFI 610 Reg Env Fishers.pmd”.
Can't read file “ORTHO 542 Memo master stock 9up”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Ortho Indy/ORTHO forms/ORTHO 542 Memo master stock 9up”.
Can't read file “Ortho 542 memo NEW master.pmd”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Ortho Indy/ORTHO forms/Ortho 542 memo NEW master.pmd”.
Can't read file “SESC 042 Local Discharge.pmd”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Ortho Indy/SESC Southeast Surgery Center/SESC 042 Local Discharge.pmd”.
Can't read file “Richmond Baking from scan.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Richmond Baking/Richmond Baking from scan.eps”.
Can't read file “RPL 300C 4-02.p65”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Richmond Power & Light/RPL 300C 4-02.p65”.
Can't read file “RPL lighter.pmd”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Richmond Power & Light/RPL lighter.pmd”.
Can't read file “Burlington BLUE.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Unified Group Services/Burlington Motor Carriers/Burlington BLUE.eps”.
Can't read file “Burlington RED.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Unified Group Services/Burlington Motor Carriers/Burlington RED.eps”.
Can't read file “WW-SUMMER EVENT Postcard.p65”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Wilson Wines/WW-SUMMER EVENT Postcard.p65”.
Can't read file “OSBORNS.TIF”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Debbie/Albany EMS/AEMS spaghetti poster/OSBORNS.TIF”.
Can't read file “BCH 7019 Physicians Orders”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Debbie/Blackford Community Hospital/BCH forms/BCH 7019 Physicians Orders”.
Can't read file “BCH 7066 Outcomes Walk Test”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Debbie/Blackford Community Hospital/BCH forms/BCH 7066 Outcomes Walk Test”.
EXCERPT FROM LOG WHEN TRYING TO VERIFY BACKUP:
2/20/2006 10:51:12 PM: Comparing Files Volume…
Can't read file “CS Booklet Acknow Form.pmd”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/AAAA/CS Booklet Acknow Form.pmd”.
File “BV Layout First Quarter.pmd”: miscompare at data offset 221,055, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/BV Layout First Quarter.pmd”.
Can't read file “E FUNDS TRANSFER AGREE.doc”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/E FUNDS TRANSFER AGREE.doc”.
Can't read file “BALANCE PLUS AGREEMENT2”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/Balance Plus Account Agreements/BALANCE PLUS AGREEMENT2”.
Can't read file “Blackford Golf Club.p65”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/Blackford Golf Club/Blackford Golf Club.p65”.
Can't read file “INVESTMENT BROCHURE 7-04.PMD”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/Investment Brochure/INVESTMENT BROCHURE 7-04.PMD”.
Can't read file “Pacesetter Stmt-Hartford 04 old”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/Pacesetter Bank/Hartford City/Pacesetter Stmt-Hartford 04 old”.
Can't read file “TELEBANKING.P65”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Bill Morris/Pacesetter Tele-Banking/TELEBANKING.P65”.
Can't read file “ *chs FHC logos (USE ME)”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/ Customer Logos & Art/CHS Logo-Various forms/ *chs FHC logos (USE ME)”.
Can't read file “FWOLOG~D.EPS”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/ Customer Logos & Art/FWO logos/FWO Logos Various Formats/EPS/FWOLOG~D.EPS”.
Can't read file “FWOLO~18.EPS”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/ Customer Logos & Art/FWO logos/FWO Logos Various Formats/EPS/FWOLO~18.EPS”.
Can't read file “Jiont Replacement Logo.bmp”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/ Customer Logos & Art/logos/Jiont Replacement Logo.bmp”.
File “SV Name 1 line 8x40p.tif”: miscompare at data offset 994,239, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/ Customer Logos & Art/St. Vincent Scans/Logos/SV Name 1 line 8x40p.tif”.
Can't read file “SV-birds to side, no addr.tiff”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/ Customer Logos & Art/St. Vincent Scans/Logos/SV-birds to side, no addr.tiff”.
Can't read file “Spencer logo bw.bmp”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/spencer new logo/Spencer logo bw.bmp”.
Can't read file “spencer printing”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Customer Logos/Art --> Keep Me!/spencer new logo/spencer printing”.
File “Appt Cards No Logo 10-up”: miscompare at data offset 94,208, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Bill Cooke/Bill Cooke-BMA/Appointment Cards/Appt Cards No Logo 10-up”.
File “BMA 202,BMA 2114 10up Musselman”: miscompare at data offset 52,622, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Bill Cooke/Bill Cooke-BMA/Appointment Cards/BMA 202,BMA 2114 10up Musselman”.
File “BMA Non-Security RX Pads”: miscompare at data offset 81,922, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Bill Cooke/Bill Cooke-BMA/RX Pads/White Scripts, Non-Sec, Horiz/BMA Non-Security RX Pads”.
File “BMA 2150 White Script-Singleton”: miscompare at data offset 606,218, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Bill Cooke/Bill Cooke-BMA/RX Pads/White Scripts, Non-Sec, Verticl/BMA 2150 White Script-Singleton”.
File “BMA 2170 White Script-C Frazier”: miscompare at data offset 512,002, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Bill Cooke/Bill Cooke-BMA/RX Pads/White Scripts, Non-Sec, Verticl/BMA 2170 White Script-C Frazier”.
File “BMA 2186 White Script-Laur”: miscompare at data offset 577,586, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Bill Cooke/Bill Cooke-BMA/RX Pads/White Scripts, Non-Sec, Verticl/BMA 2186 White Script-Laur”.
Can't read file “DOLCO BC Ramos/Hernandez”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Bill Cooke/Bill Cooke-Misc/Dolco Packaging (Bill Cooke)/DOLCO Business Cards/DOLCO BCs/Dolco BCs 10up/DOLCO BC Ramos/Hernandez”.
Can't read file “accutech ACT 201 Letterhead”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Accutech Systems/accutech ACT 201 Letterhead”.
Can't read file “Allied rent no more Postcard”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Allied Home Mortgage/Rent No More postcard/Allied rent no more Postcard”.
Can't read file “coupon grouping copy.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/Ball & Kerr coupons/Alltrista 3 Fair Coupon/Fair coupon/Art/coupon grouping copy.eps”.
Can't read file “Kerr 1.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/Ball & Kerr coupons/Coupons converted to EPS/Kerr 1.eps”.
Can't read file “Kerr 3 backer.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/Ball & Kerr coupons/Coupons converted to EPS/Kerr 3 backer.eps”.
Can't read file “Kerr 3.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/Ball & Kerr coupons/Coupons converted to EPS/Kerr 3.eps”.
Can't read file “Kerr 5 backer.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/Ball & Kerr coupons/Coupons converted to EPS/Kerr 5 backer.eps”.
Can't read file “Kerr 5 blue backer.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/Ball & Kerr coupons/Coupons converted to EPS/Kerr 5 blue backer.eps”.
Can't read file “Kerr 5 blue.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/Ball & Kerr coupons/Coupons converted to EPS/Kerr 5 blue.eps”.
Can't read file “Kerr 5.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/Ball & Kerr coupons/Coupons converted to EPS/Kerr 5.eps”.
Can't read file “JAR 402 P&C Env. Corporate”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/Letterheads & Envelopes/Envelopes/JAR 402 P&C Env. Corporate”.
Can't read file “Elite Presentation Cover”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/Misc/Elite Presentation Cover”.
File “Consumer DCRA (3)”: miscompare at data offset 13,874, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/SPD Books / Benefits/JARDEN Benefit Choices/Consumer Manufacturing Cloquet/(we don't print these sections)/Consumer DCRA (3)”.
Can't read file “A-06.DOT”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Alltrista / Jarden/SPD Books / Benefits/OBSOLETE - VERY OLD/alltrista policy book '99/A-06.DOT”.
Can't read file “Visor Program fix.doc”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bartlett Corp./Bartlett Booklets/Visor Programming Booklet/Visor Program fix.doc”.
Can't read file “BC User Manual rev 10-07-05.doc”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bartlett Corp./Bartlett books 1.05/ELITE FORMS/ORIG FILES/BC User Manual rev 10-07-05.doc”.
Can't read file “BC User Manual rev 10-24-05.doc”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bartlett Corp./Bartlett books 1.05/ELITE FORMS/ORIG FILES/BC User Manual rev 10-24-05.doc”.
Can't read file “Homelink WARRANTY.doc”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bartlett Corp./Bartlett Registration Cards/BC 202 Home Link Reg/Homelink WARRANTY.doc”.
Can't read file “Open House Card 2 up back”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Bill Frazier Mobile Homes/Open House Card 2 up back”.
Can't read file “Elite's presort permit 228.p65”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Cemeteries (Futura Group)/Mailers & Promo/Elite's presort permit 228.p65”.
File “GAM 100 Gyn Assoc Chg Slip”: miscompare at data offset 30,334, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/CHARGE SLIPS/GAM 100 Gyn Assoc Chg Slip”.
Can't read file “CIO BC Amy Myers Train.pmd”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/CIO - Central Indiana Ortho/Bus Cards / Appt Cards/Individuals' BCs/CIO BC Amy Myers Train.pmd”.
Can't read file “CIO 281 Medical Release Form”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/CIO - Central Indiana Ortho/CIO Forms/CIO 281 Medical Release Form”.
Can't read file “CIO 106 P & OT newest.pdf”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/CIO - Central Indiana Ortho/CIO Forms/CIO 106/CIO 106 P & OT newest.pdf”.
Can't read file “CIO COLOR TABS 3 BANK”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/CIO - Central Indiana Ortho/Misc/CIO COLOR TABS/CIO COLOR TABS 3 BANK”.
Can't read file “Cisco multi-ch 2-color.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Comcast/Flyers/Digital / Internet Flyers/6x9 69.95 Limited-time offer/Cisco multi-ch 2-color.eps”.
Can't read file “Z4935.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Comcast/Race for Cure ad/Z4935.eps”.
File “Comcast Rates Multi 6up”: miscompare at data offset 2,510,558, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Comcast/Rate Cards & Channel Line-ups/ Comcast Rates & Lineups 2006/ trash before next run/Comcast Rates Multi 6up”.
Can't read file “Comcast Samples Digi Channels-5”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Comcast/Rate Cards & Channel Line-ups/ Comcast Rates & Lineups 2006/ trash before next run/Comcast Samples Digi Channels-5”.
Can't read file “FCC Bus Card logo.bmp”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/FCC (formerly Jaytec)/Business Cards/FCC Bus Card logo.bmp”.
File “FGC 200 PRAYER CHAIN”: miscompare at data offset 110,530, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Four Square Church/FGC 200 PRAYER CHAIN”.
Can't read file “Icon◊”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/In Touch Dining (Table Talk)/Icon◊”.
Can't read file “Customer Service Record partial”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Marcum Racing/Customer Service Record partial”.
Can't read file “PE 400 #10 Window Envelope”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Peerless Electric/PE 400 #10 Window Envelope”.
Can't read file “spartech.doc”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Brad/Spartech/spartech logos/spartech.doc”.
Can't read file “neb_Logo.bmp”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Clayton/Northeast Bank/neb_Logo.bmp”.
Can't read file “logo1web.tif”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Clayton/Shelbourne Clinic forms/logo1web.tif”.
Can't read file “TSC 200 RX Pad”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Clayton/Shelbourne Clinic forms/Fixed Files/TSC 200 RX Pad”.
Can't read file “TSC 104 and 111.pdf”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Clayton/Shelbourne Clinic forms 2/04/TSC 104 and 111.pdf”.
Can't read file “TSC 105 General Progress.pdf”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Clayton/Shelbourne Clinic forms 2/04/TSC 105 General Progress.pdf”.
Can't read file “sptslogo spot sep.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Clayton/Sports Physical Therapy (SPTS)/logos & art/sptslogo spot sep.eps”.
Can't read file “A Stout BCs 10 up all names”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/A Stout Furniture & Bedding/Business Cards/A Stout BCs 10 up all names”.
Can't read file “A Stout BCs 12 up Sales”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/A Stout Furniture & Bedding/Business Cards/A Stout BCs 12 up Sales”.
Can't read file “A Stout BCs 12 up template”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/A Stout Furniture & Bedding/Business Cards/A Stout BCs 12 up template”.
Can't read file “AERCO Bryant 8-09-05.pmd”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/AERCO/AHC Bryant New Equip Line/AERCO Bryant 8-09-05.pmd”.
Can't read file “6HR_DRINK.tif”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Cntrl Ind Gastr/Old Files (backup)/03DET0609 (CGIC Prep 4)/Pictures/6HR_DRINK.tif”.
Can't read file “reprint-colonos prep2 fix.qxd”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Cntrl Ind Gastr/Old Files (backup)/04DET0076 (CGIC Prep 1)/reprint-colonos prep2 fix.qxd”.
Can't read file “6HR_DRINK.tif”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Cntrl Ind Gastr/Use Current Files on PC!!/Central Ind Gastro Brochures/03DET0609 (CGIC Prep 4)/Pictures/6HR_DRINK.tif”.
Can't read file “6HR_FOOD.tif”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Cntrl Ind Gastr/Use Current Files on PC!!/Central Ind Gastro Brochures/03DET0609 (CGIC Prep 4)/Pictures/6HR_FOOD.tif”.
Can't read file “reprint-colonos prep2 fix.qxd”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Cntrl Ind Gastr/Use Current Files on PC!!/Central Ind Gastro Brochures/04DET0076 (CGIC Prep 1)/reprint-colonos prep2 fix.qxd”.
Can't read file “MAP_DUO.tif”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Cntrl Ind Gastr/Use Current Files on PC!!/Central Ind Gastro Brochures/04DET0076 (CGIC Prep 1)/Pictures/MAP_DUO.tif”.
Can't read file “Beth Business Card.1”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/Art/Beth Business Card.1”.
Can't read file “Lafayette_Logo.tif”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/Art/Lafayette_Logo.tif”.
Can't read file “ECG 302 (partial)”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/ECG Forms/ECG 302 (partial)”.
Can't read file “ECG 532 Surgery Chart Bond LH”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/ECG Forms/ECG 532 Surgery Chart Bond LH”.
Can't read file “carrick.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/Memo Pads/ECG 506 From Desk Of/carrick.eps”.
Can't read file “ECG 506 note pad Steph Carrick”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/Memo Pads/ECG 506 From Desk Of/ECG 506 note pad Steph Carrick”.
Can't read file “Confetti Canopy3.tif”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/Refer A Friend LVC Card/Confetti Canopy3.tif”.
Can't read file “ECG RX 03 B Cyclogel/Isopto”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/RX Pads/ECG RX 03 B Cyclogel/Isopto”.
Can't read file “ECG RX 03 Cyclogel/Homatropine”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/RX Pads/ECG RX 03 Cyclogel/Homatropine”.
Can't read file “ECG RX 13 Eye Center Group Sec.”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/RX Pads/ECG RX 13 Eye Center Group Sec.”.
Can't read file “ECG RX-17 Ocuflox 11/02”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Eye Center/RX Pads/ECG RX 17/ECG RX-17 Ocuflox 11/02”.
Can't read file “Hoosier Lottery HL-ARC 8up.pmd”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Hoosier Lottery/Age Restriction Cards 2005/Hoosier Lottery HL-ARC 8up.pmd”.
Can't read file “oibcards3.eps”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/IOH - Indy Ortho Hospital/Indiana Ortho Hospital logos/oibcards3.eps”.
File “calendarVickersFinal.p65”: miscompare at data offset 2,002,278, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Neff Engineering/Neff Engineering Other/calendarVickersFinal.p65”.
File “Norfleet BC Jason 10up”: miscompare at data offset 1,760,878, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/norfleet BC/Norfleet BC Jason 10up”.
File “BCs-New-PM6.5”: miscompare at data offset 2,111,727, path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Ortho Indy/Business Cards/BCs-New-PM6.5”.
Can't read file “OIK Miller Only”, error -36 (i/o error, bad media?), path: “Files Volume/Customer files/Elite/Dave/Ortho Indy/Business Cards/BCs-all old ones/OIK/OIK Miller Only”.
The only suggestion I have come across is to copy the files to another drive, but this is impossible because the problem files cannot be copied. If anyone has any other suggestion for fixing this, I would appreciate any input. Thanks.
Mac G3 Blue & White 300 mhz Mac OS X (10.3.9) Original hard drive replaced with a 120 GB Maxtor 6Y120P0

Tech Tool, Disk Warrior, and Disk Utility all work to make sure the directory is Okay. They do not read every block.
I think you should do the surface scan you spoke of. What program do you use for this?
If you cannot copy a file in the Finder without an I/O error, the file is damaged or the drive had bad blocks.
Be sure you also downloaded the drivers module when you updated retrospect.

Safari will no longer open. I was using firefox until I could find a fix for safari. I made the mistake of changing my default search to firebox later for convenience and now I can't open my system preference or many safari or apple linked files.

Safari will no longer open. It just goes back to my desktop. When I right click on the safari icon in my dashboard it says it is open. I was using firefox until I could find a fix for safari. I made the mistake of changing my default search to firebox later for convenience and now I can't open my system preference or many safari or apple linked files. Some of my emails from trusted sites won't open and does the same thing.
I upgraded my original system from 10.4.11 to I believe 10.6. something about a year or so ago. I thought about re installing my safari app but when I go to open anything connected to safari my screen goes back to the desktop. I cant open any files that I have on my desktop that I set up through safari, like my banking program. Prior to changing system preference to safari default I was able to open those files and now I can't get into change it back. Can you guide me through this?
Thanks,
Betty

Try running the 10.6.8 combo update.
10.6.8 Combo Updater
System Preferences or Safari Preferences?
Do a backup.
Quit the application.
Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.
Restart the computer, open the application and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop.
If the application is the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer one.

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